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MiscellaneousSwiss 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... more
MiscellaneousIt started again the Italian air-bridge to Tripoli
Agrigento, Italy - An Air Force C-130 would be already took off
After the air transfer stop decided yesterday (see for details AVIONEWS), at 1:40pm from the Lampedusa Airport would be took off the first of the four Hercules C-130 of the Italian Air Force which have... more
MiscellaneousA Deputy tried to free the French hostages in Iraq by an Ivory Coast's Presidential airplane: it gives rise to a debate
Paris, France - The attempt of resorting to the Ivory Coast regime's support would have firmly been criticized by President Chirac
French President, Chirac, would have firmly criticized the attempt performed by Deputy, Didier Julia, for trying to free the two French journalists kidnapped in Iraq, an attempt occurred early in September.... more
MiscellaneousA massive Israeli aerial offensive against the launch of Palestinian missiles towards the Jewish sites
Gaza City, Gaza Strip - Thirteen UN's members arrested for attempting to hide a missile on an ambulance, according to Israeli forces
The Israeli armed forces would be carrying on a massive military operation in the Gaza Strip, which would have been involving this territory for a week, with aerial and ground missions aimed to destroy... more
MiscellaneousIt left again the Lufthansa plane diverted to Cyprus
Larnaca, Cyprus - The German B-747 was undergone careful controls also with the help of against-explosive dog units
Yesterday evening, Larnaca Airport (Cyprus) said Lufthansa B-747 diverted to the island air station after it was escorted by two Jewish State military fighter jets out of the Israeli air space (see AVIONEWS),... more
MiscellaneousThe Italian air-bridge to Lybia stopped
Agrigento, Italy - On Friday the Minister of the Interior will relate to Chamber of Deputies
After the several landing of hundreds illegal immigrants from North Africa at island of Lampedusa (Sicily) that in the last days made necessary continuos air- bridges with Libya, in order to repatriate... more
MiscellaneousFrance succeeds in expelling Imam Venisseux
Lyons, France- Abdelkader Bouziane, Algerian, commented about the defence of female lapidation
An expulsion of such Imam had already been suggested, but it was vain as he appealed to Council of State,which enabled him to turn back France. But yesterday, the major French administrative authority... more
MiscellaneousOlympic Airlines again protagonist of a false bomb-alarm
Athens, Greece - The third one in a week
Again a bomb-alarm, again false and again for a Greek Olympic Airlines plane (see AVIONEWS), the flight 265 that this morning would be left again from Athens to London, after yesterday has had carry out... more
MiscellaneousA C-130 takes again in Italy the female child wounded in the Giakarta terrorist attack
Verona, Italy - The Italian Air Force aircraft landed yesterday evening to Verona airport of "Catullo"
Yesterday evening at 9:15pm (local hour) by an Italian Air Force C-130 it returned home Elisabeth Manuela Masu, the Italian 5 years female child, critically injured during the terrorist attack to the Australian... more
MiscellaneousThe B-747 Singapore Airlines left again to New York: no bomb aboard
London, United Kingdom - Alarm had been launched by a call to the German Police
It left again to New York the B-747 Singapore Airlines that yesterday was diverted at 11:00am local hour to Manchester Airport, after it took off from Frankfurt (see for details AVIONEWS): a call to German... more
MiscellaneousThirty fishing boats stop the "Destined Glory 2004" exercise
Cagliari, Italy - The local fishermen's protest against the impossibility of using the sea area involved by the military activities
The NATO’s exercise named "Destined Glory 2004", which is scheduled to go on in the southern area of Sardinia (Italy) till October 16 (see for details AVIONEWS), has been suspended for today. A group o... more
MiscellaneousDouble American air strike on Falluja
Falluja, Iraq - Two buildings were hit at dawn: killing 9 and wounding 14, according to local hospital sources
US Air Force's fighter-bombers hit the Iraqi city of Falluja two times this morning at dawn. During the two strikes some 9 persons would have been killed and 14 would have been injured, according to what... more
MiscellaneousFalse the bomb-alert on the British Airways flight
Amsterdam, Netherlands - Launched by an anonimous call to a Dutch television
After a careful baggage control of the 118 passengers of the British Airways Berlin-London flight (see news AVIONEWS) and so much careful check on the same aircraft, parking for safety about a 1 km distance... more
MiscellaneousSamarra under siege: American strikes early in the morning
Samarra, Iraq - Also an AC-130 Spectre gunship against the rebels' sites endowed of mortars and rocket-launchers acted
A massive aerial attack would have been performed by US Air Force in Iraq this morning, which would have in particular involved Samarra city, some 100 km North from Baghdad. Soldiers and vehicles of the... more
MiscellaneousCar-bomb and rocket attacks in Baghdad: 41 died and 100 were wounded; even dead caused by the USA's strike have been confirmed
Baghdad, Iraq - Several American soldiers and Iraqi children would have been killed or wounded due to multiple attempts
Dozens died and hundreds were wounded in Baghdad today, following several explosions mainly produced by three car-bombs located in strategic sites and made to explode by the rebellion militiamen while... more
MiscellaneousUS airplanes hit Falluja
Falluja, Iraq - Several buildings would have been destroyed by some missiles this morning at dawn, as considered depots for Al Zarqawi's weapons
New aerial attacks by US Air Force would have been performed this morning in Iraq. Some US fighter-bombers would have heavily hit Falluja city at 05:00 (local time) where, according to spokesmen by the... more
MiscellaneousPassenger assails with an adze two pilots of a Norwegian flight (2): he was a 34 Algerian man
Oslo, Norway - A political asylum claimant refused, in unbalance state
A 34 Algerian political asylum claimant would be the aggressor of the Kato Airlines two pilots this morning: the police reported the young would be in evident unbalance state. According to some plane passenger... more
MiscellaneousToday arrive in Italy 15 children critically ill
Rome, Italy - Their arrival is scheduled in the afternoon at Fiumicino airport
The arrival of 15 Iraqi children critically ill in Italy, and incurable in Iraq, previewed in the afternoon would be fruit of an agreement between the Italian government and Iraq for the help in order... more
MiscellaneousPassenger assails with an adze two pilots of a Norwegian flight
Oslo, Norway - It occurred aboard a national carrier Kato Airline plane
A passenger that was flying on board a Norwegian Kato Airline Dornier, taken off from the Narvik airport and destined to Bodoe, in the Northern Norway, about at 10:45am would have assailed with an adze... more
MiscellaneousOlympic Airlines: an other emergency landing for a false bomb-alarm
Dublin, Ireland - A call to a Greek newspaper said the plane would be exploded within a hour
An Olympic Airlines flight Athens-New York, with on board 295 passengers, taken off yesterday at 1:10pm (local hour) from the Greek capital, diverted for a bomb-alert to the Ireland airport of Shannon.... more
MiscellaneousPakistan President arrived in Rome
Rome, Italy - He landed this morning at Ciampino together with his wife
Coming from Amsterdam, Pervez Musharraf, President of the Republic Muslim of Pakistan, together with his wife Sheba, has landed this morning in the military zone of the Rome-Ciampino airport for a State... more
MiscellaneousAn air-bridge for 4000 Angolan refugees
Windhoek, Namibia - In program 27 flights leaving from Hosea Kutako airport
The first air-bridge in order to transport Angolan refugees from Namibia to Huambo (Angola) started: it come carried out in collaboration with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organization... more
MiscellaneousNigeria: Delta of Niger's rebels accuse AGIP to resort to its choppers to spy their movements
Lagos, Nigeria - Militiamen would have threatened to attack the oil plants and the company's personnel
Oil companies appear at risk in Nigeria in the region concerning the Delta of Niger River, at least when considering the decision by Shell to leave from the area. The reason for such worry would be related... more
MiscellaneousThe US 007 would have intercepted the voice of one of the two Simone kidnapped
Baghdad, Iraq - They could be freed within Friday according a Kuwait newspaper
After the reassuring words uttered yesterday on the fate of the two Simone kidnapped in Iraq, from the King Abdallah of Jordan today in visit in Rome (see news AVIONEWS), this morning there is an other... more
MiscellaneousFalluja: raid against a shelter of Al Zarqawi militiamen
Falluja, Iraq - According to the first news would be six casualties and three injured
An American aviation air raid on Falluja would have shooted six persons and killed other six. It would have been be a matter of a "precision attack", Americans military sources said: the aim seems was... more
MiscellaneousSimone kidnapped in Iraq: new hopes from the King of Jordan
Rome, Italy - The Monarch will reach tomorrow in Rome
"The two Italian volunteers kidnapped in Iraq are alive and hope of receiving within Tuesday good news [... ] With the intelligence aid we are trying to localize them and using all our contacts with leaders... more
MiscellaneousOlympic flight: it was false the alarm (2). The airplane left again bound for its destination
London, UK - Police confirms it did find nor anything suspicious in the aircraft neither in the baggage
"The airplane was accurately checked and we are satisfied we can say no danger for security exists [...] The aircraft will be refuelled and prepared to fly again": this was the statement by an Essex Police’s s... more
MiscellaneousCanada ready to send a C-130 with necessities towards Haiti
Montreal, Canada - Food, medicines and clothes to be delivered to population in difficulty soon
After the great solidarity coming from anywhere in the world and addressed to Haiti, as being in difficulty in these days (see for details AVIONEWS), also Canada would have decided to cooperate. After... more
MiscellaneousIsraeli Apache helicopter hit the Khan Yunis refugee site
Gaza City, Gaza Strip - An armed operation aimed to prevent Hamas from threatening by mortars and Kassam rockets the Israeli territory
Israeli Army would have performed several military operations against the Khan Yunis refugee site on last Saturday and Sunday. Israeli forces would have acted with soldiers, tanks and combat helicopters,... more
MiscellaneousFalluja and Baghdad in the sights of the American fighter-bombers
Falluja, Iraq - Starting on last September 24, several bombing activities would have been accomplished in order to face the rebels
US Air Force's combat airplanes would have been carrying on a series of operations in Iraq since the last September 24, most of all night operations, aimed to weaken the rebels' activities, in several... more