Russian plane may have been hit accidentally by missile

Thursday, October 4, 2001

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A missile fired during a military training exercise in Ukraine appears to have accidentally brought down a Russian airliner flying from Israel to Siberia, U.S. officials said Thursday.

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