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Egypt Candidate Claims Shooting Down Israeli Jets in War
[An Nahar] Egyptian presidential candidate Ahmed Shafiq's campaign boasted on Saturday that the former air force chief had shot down two Israeli planes during war, as it dismissed accusations of corruption.Shafiq, former president Hosni Mubarak's ...The former President-for-Life of Egypt, dumped by popular demand in early 2011... last prime minister before an uprising toppled the dictator last year, claimed to have downed the planes during the War of Attrition which Egypt declared between 1969 and 1970. "General Ahmed Shafiq has a great military record and career," his campaign statement said. "Everyone recognized his achievements, starting with the downing of two Israeli planes during the War of Attrition, when the member of parliament (who accused Shafiq of corruption) was may be three years old," it said. Lawmaker Essam Soltan had accused Shafiq of selling land at below market price to Mubarak's sons, who face trial with their father on corruption charges. Posted by: Fred 2012-05-14 |
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