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Swiss plane has been grazed by Israeli fighters jets which escorted the Lufthansa flight

Larnica, Cyprus - The Swiss International Airlines Airbus changed its course thanks to the anti-crash system alert

The Israeli fighters jet that yesterday escorted the Lufthansa flight diverted to Larnaca for a bomb-alarm (see AVIONEWS), would have grazed just over the Cyprus skies a Swiss International Airlines Airbus A-340 bound to Tel Aviv "Ben Gurion" Airport. The Helvetic aircraft, according to the island authorities, has had to change its course, thanks to alert by the automatic anti-crash system (Tcas)....

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 104710
Rome, Italy, 10/06/2004 16:31
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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