LIBYA: A PILOT AIR MALTA, we refused to bomb
SHOULD HAVE FIRE ON CROWD in Benghazi, have sought asylum
have received the order to bomb the demonstrators in Benghazi and then
have decided to escape. It 's the story told today when they arrived in Malta by
of the two Air Force colonels Libyan fled with two
Mirage, as reported to the government and military
. The two officers have applied for asylum and are
providing confidential information on the activities' military
course in Libya that are available to all countries of the European Union
. Their story starts from the base of Okhabrin Nafe,
in Tripoli, when they receive orders to take off along with a squadron of planes
going to bomb the demonstrators in Benghazi
. The planes are lowered up to an altitude of 500 feet and
, while others bombard the crowd, the two pilots decided to turn
to Malta.
The two said they had chosen Italy because 'according
the Treaty between Italy and Libya could be repatriated.
The island's international airport remains on alert because, according to unofficial sources, there is the possibility of further defections
by Libyan military aviation.
maximum the crisis Libyan. "The news was reported
qualified by ANSA citing sources
parliamentarians.
According to the same sources, a high proportion of helicopters
Air Force and Navy at this time
would ordered to move to the south.
* Record confirmed by the Defence Minister, Ignazio La Russa
highest level of alert in the Italian military bases. This is confirmed
Defence sources in Abu Dhabi, where the Minister Ignazio La Russa is
official missions. They speak of a "ruling had" seen the
gravity of the situation in Libya. Italian military aircraft will
WOULD BE moving in the south of the peninsula.
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Valletta, February 21 Two Libyan fighter Mirage
landed in Malta. The two pilots reveal sources quoted by the Times of Malta
times by Italy and Kronos, have requested authorization for emergency landing and refueling
. It 's not yet clear whether they intend to
leave the country. Shortly before the two fighters
Malta International Airport had landed two helicopters from the civil
Libya carrying seven people.
According to sources quoted by the website of the newspaper maltaese, the two
helicopters have left Libya without permission. And only a
of passengers who claim to be French, and 'hold
a passport.
The two Libyan fighters landed in the afternoon in Valletta, without the permission of the authorities'
Maltese, had escaped from a military base in Benghazi, the epicenter of
directed anti-Gaddafi in Eastern Libya. Maltese military sources said.
Libyan pilots have surrendered to local authorities.
The Electra Navy ship has been mobilized to deal with the emergency created by the crisis in Libya. This was confirmed by the Defence Minister, Ignazio La Russa, in Abu Dhabi for an official visit. The ship 'at the port of La Spezia. This is a particular unit, equipped with radar, electronic warfare, listening and gathering information. A board is not excluded from being taken up even special forces.
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