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(India) Missile test forces jet to turn back
Source: Associated Press

Missile test forces jet to turn back

By NINIEK KARMINI, Associated Press Writer
55 minutes ago

JAKARTA, Indonesia - An Indonesian jet carrying hundreds of
passengers was forced to turn around over Indian airspace after
a nuclear-capable ballistic missile streaked across the sky,
the Foreign Ministry said Friday.

Indonesia has demanded an explanation from New Delhi, which
insisted that aviation authorities were informed about Thursday's
test launch well in advance.

The Garuda Indonesia Boeing 747 was en route from Jakarta to
Saudi Arabia when the Indian control tower told pilots the missile
had been launched, said Ari Sapari, the national carrier's
director.

"We were not given any advance warning about this missile test,"
he said. "This was obviously confusing and worrying. It also
caused us to disrupt an international flight schedule — a great
financial expense."

Government officials did not say how far the plane was from the
missile.

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Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070413/ap_on_re_as/indonesia_india_missile



Related: India dismisses airline complaints over missile test - AFP
India missile test forces Garuda jets to return home - Reuters



Source: Agence France-Presse

India successfully tests missile able to hit China

by Pratap Mohanty
Thu Apr 12, 2:32 PM ET

BHUBANESWAR, India (AFP) - India announced a successful test-firing
of a nuclear-capable intermediate-range ballistic missile than can reach
the Chinese cities of Beijing and Shanghai.

The Agni-III missile was launched Thursday from Wheeler Island,
180 kilometres (110 miles) northeast of Bhubaneswar, capital of the
eastern state of Orissa.

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Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070412/wl_sthasia_afp/indiamissilenuclear_070412183244
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