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Afghanistan
Talibs fire at unknown aircraft
2001-10-06
  • KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Taliban anti-aircraft guns fired Saturday at a high-flying aircraft as it flew over the capital. The origin and type of the plane were unknown. The intense volley sent thousands of residents into the streets. People stared at the plane -- visible overhead -- as it continued its flight. After a few minutes, the silver-colored, slow-moving plane flew away and the firing stopped. Kabul residents -- numbed to gunfire and explosions after more than 20 years of conflict -- went about their business, shopping and strolling under a cloudless sky. Afghan gunners have fired anti-aircraft bursts in recent days in what Taliban authorities said were drills. However, the intensity of the gunfire Saturday was much heavier, and the plane was clearly visible
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