CHECHEN DEPUTY PRESIDENT GAVE ORDER TO SHOOT DOWN ALIEN AIRCRAFT.

The Chechen authorities have announced that, as of April 24, they will shot down "any alien aircraft" that enters Chechen airspace without authorization" — and not just military aircraft — as was reported in the Monitor yesterday. The order was signed by Chechnya’s acting president, Vakha Arsanov. The Chechen authorities complain that Russian combat helicopters have been entering their airspace.

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