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Mon, Aug 14, 2006

Russian Chief: We'd Shoot Down Hijacked Planes

Law Signed Earlier This Year

If a hijacked airliner became a security threat, do you think it should be shot down?

Here in the US, the answer is yes... while in other countries, like Germany, the answer as determined by the courts is "no." But not in Russia -- at least, that's the word from the head of the Russian Air Force.

"If a plane on a regular flight approaching important facilities fails to obey our orders and the crew is replaced by terrorists, naturally, measures will be taken to shoot down such an airliner," Commander-in-Chief General Vladimir Mikhailov said recently, quoted by the Interfax news agency.

Despite the harsh tone of that statement, Mikhailov added "each case is particular and decisions should be made depending on the actual state of affairs but as fast as possible."

Backing that up... Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law earlier this year an anti-terrorism measure that calls for the shootdown of hijacked aircraft when they threaten vital facilities.

FMI: www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/russia/airdef.htm

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