Rebel Group Says It Shot Down Hercules in Missile Attack ; We Killed Uk Troops and Crew, Claim Bin Laden Allies
Evening Standard - London › January 31, 2005
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A TERRORIST group claimed responsibility today for shooting down a British transport plane in Iraq, killing up to 10 members of the armed forces.
The claim by Ansar al-Islam came as British military investigators confirmed they believed the Hercules C130 was brought down by a groundlaunched missile.See the full content of this document
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Rebel Group Says It Shot Down Hercules in Missile Attack ; We Killed Uk Troops and Crew, Claim Bin Laden Allies
A statement posted on the internet by the Iraqi group said its fighters tracked the aircraft as it came over them at low altitude and "fire...
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