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Over the centuries, mankind has tried many ways of combating the forces of evil...prayer, fasting, good works and so on. Up until Doom, no one seemed to have thought about the double-barrel shotgun. Eat leaden death, demon...
French air force plane crashes during exercise, at least two dead
17/12/2003 at 11:57:14
Date line: FOIX, France
A French air force plane taking part in a parachute training exercise in the Pyrenees mountains crashed Wednesday killing at least two people, police said.
Seven people were aboard the aircraft which came down in a remote area near the Pic de Pioulou mountain at around 10.30 am (0930 GMT).
Seven dead as French air force plane crashes during exercise
17/12/2003 at 12:45:24
Date line: FOIX, France
Seven people were killed Wednesday when a French airforce plane crashed in a parachute training exercise in the Pyrenees mountains, police said.
The CASA transport aircraft came down in a remote area near the Pic de Pioulou mountain at around 10.30 am (0930 GMT). Police said they had found two bodies. Three helicopters were searching the area.
President Jacques Chirac issued a statement extending his condolences to the families. "This accident is a tragic reminder of the tough demands of the military career and the risks that it incurs," he said.
Those soldiers who died and are missing were not to blame for the policies their govt and preident made.
"He is an enemy officer taken in battle and entitled to fair treatment."
"No, sir. He's a sergeant, and they don't deserve no respect at all, sir. I should know. They're cunning and artful, if they're any good. I wouldn't mind if he was an officer, sir. But sergeants are clever."
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