2011年8月20日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World - Britain

British Royal Air Force "Red Arrows" plane crashes, pilot dies (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Aug 2011 02:12 PM PDT

Reuters - A plane in the British Royal Air Force's "Red Arrows" aerobatic team crashed on Saturday, killing the pilot, after a performance at an air festival on the southern coast of England, authorities said.

Pilot dies as Red Arrows stunt team jet crashes (AP)

Posted: 20 Aug 2011 12:12 PM PDT

FILE - In this Monday, March 22, 2010 file photo of Britain's Red Arrows aerobatics squad as they flies over the Greek Air Force base of Kastelli, on the island of Crete, during a media presentation . A plane belonging to the Red Arrows aerobatics display team crashed Saturday Aug. 20, 2011 while taking part in an air show in Bournemouth southern England, the military and media reports said. (AP Photo/Image Photo Services)AP - A pilot with the British military's elite Red Arrows aerobatic display team died Saturday when his jet crashed and broke into pieces after taking part in an air show in southern England, the defense ministry said.

UK police: Rioters shot at unarmed officers (AP)

Posted: 20 Aug 2011 09:26 AM PDT

This infra-red video still image taken from a police helicopter issued by West Midlands Police on Saturday Aug. 20 2011 shows what the police say are hooded youths firing shots at the helicopter during the riots in Birmingham, central England on August 9. The force said 11 shots were fired. Chief Constable Chris Sims called it 'a concerted and organized attempt to kill or injure police officers.' More than 1,300 people have been charged over the riots that flared in London and other English cities for four nights. (AP Photo/West Midlands Police)AP - Masked men fired gunshots at unarmed officers and a police helicopter during this month's riots in the English city of Birmingham, the city's police force says.

Scotland defends decision to free Lockerbie bomber (AP)

Posted: 20 Aug 2011 04:23 AM PDT

FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2009 file photo, Libyan Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who was found guilty of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing, gestures on his arrival in Tripoli, Libya. Al-Megrahi, convicted of murdering 270 people by blowing up a passenger jet could live for several more years, a leading cancer specialist said - two years after the terminally ill bomber was freed on compassionate grounds because he was close to death. (AP Photo, File)AP - Scottish officials said Saturday they were right to release a Libyan man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing because he was dying of cancer, even though he is still alive two years later.

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