Agency WPS
DEFENSE and SECURITY (Russia)
September 3, 2004, Friday
THE AIR FORCE WILL PREVENT TERRORIST ATTACKS
General of the Army Vladimir Mikhailov, Commander-in-Chief of the
Air Force, stated on Wednesday: “If terrorists skyjacked a jetliner
and tried to attack an important object we would make every effort
to stop this jetliner.”
The general said: “This requires a strong-willed decision.” He said
that issues linked with air terrorism are discussed by representatives
of the Air and Anti-Aircraft Force of the CIS. He noted: “We discuss
this problem at a meeting of the coordinating committee today. The
main task is to prevent such crimes.”
Representatives of the Armenian, Belarusian , Georgian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz,
Russian, Tajik, Turkmen, Uzbek and Ukrainian Air and Anti-Aircraft
Forces participate in the meeting.
Source: Interfax, September 1, 2004