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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6736661.stm

Last Updated: Saturday, 9 June 2007, 07:13 GMT 08:13 UK

“Cameras disrupt Beijing flights”

ARTICLE SNIPPET: “Flights were disrupted at Beijing’s airport because of interference from radio-controlled cameras 14km (9 miles) away, a Chinese investigation says.

Three small cameras fitted on lifts at a building were responsible, China Daily newspaper said on the findings.

“The radio waves severely disturbed normal flight take-off and landings,” said Su Qing of the Northern China Air Traffic Management Bureau.

The report did not say when the interference occurred.”


452 posted on 06/10/2007 1:37:12 AM PDT by Cindy
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=afghanistan

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Afghanistan - Taliban say fire rockets at Karzai’s meeting site
Reuters (excerpt) ^ | June 10, 2007

Posted on 06/10/2007 1:20:12 AM PDT by HAL9000

Excerpt -

KABUL, June 10 (Reuters) - Taliban guerrillas fired rockets at a compound where Afghan President Hamid Karzai was attending a meeting on Sunday, a Taliban spokesman said.

A government official confirmed the firing of rockets, but said the president and his entourage were fine.

~ snip ~

(Excerpt) Read more at alertnet.org ...


453 posted on 06/10/2007 1:41:59 AM PDT by Cindy
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