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...weapons. U.S. authorities grounded cropdusting planes for a day following reports of previous interest by at least one of the hijackers, and police arrested 10 people who acquired licenses to transport hazardous materials. Meanwhile, President Bush announced a host of new security measures, including authorization to shoot down civilian aircraft that appeared to threaten U.S. cities...
...Ukrainian surface-to-air missiles were reportedly being fired Thursday at unmanned aircraft in joint Russian-Ukrainian exercises at the Chauda missile range in Crimea. U.S. officials believe some of those missiles were capable of reaching the plane. Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexander Kuzmuk expressed satisfaction with the exercises Thursday, and defense department officials denied any involvement in the downing of the airliner. Asked later by the Russian media to comment on reports emanating from the U.S. of an accidental shoot-down, the Kremlin press-service answered rather ominously: "It is up to the Ukrainian official authorities to answer this question...
...AIRCRAFT 10 Su-22 fighter-bombers, 5 MiG-21 fighters, 10 transport helicopters and 40 cargo planes...
...AIRCRAFT 8 transport helicopters, 3 cargo airplanes...
...AIRCRAFT Long-range B-52 bombers will fly missions from here...