Friday, 26 April 2002

STRAY RUSSIAN MISSILE EXPLODES ON KAZAKH TERRITORY

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By empty (4/26/2002 issue of the CACI Analyst)

A missile fired on 24 April by a Russian strategic bomber during air exercises over Astrakhan fell and exploded in a sparsely populated region of western Kazakhstan but caused no damage or injuries, Russian media reported. A joint task force will be formed to investigate the incident, Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov told journalists in Moscow on 26 April. (Interfax).
A missile fired on 24 April by a Russian strategic bomber during air exercises over Astrakhan fell and exploded in a sparsely populated region of western Kazakhstan but caused no damage or injuries, Russian media reported. A joint task force will be formed to investigate the incident, Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov told journalists in Moscow on 26 April. (Interfax)
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