Iraq accuses US of intercepting jetliner

US warplanes intercepted an Iraqi civilian plane on a flight from Baghdad to Basra, a senior Iraqi official claimed today.

Iraq accuses US of intercepting jetliner
Tue, 05 Jun, 2001 - 13:48

US warplanes intercepted an Iraqi civilian plane on a flight from Baghdad to Basra, a senior Iraqi official claimed today.

INA, the Iraqi state news agency, said the incident is believed to be the first of its kind involving American warplanes and Iraqi civilian aircraft.

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