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British Forces Against Terror Land At Coast The Nation (Nairobi) March 26, 2002 The British Air Force has joined the German Navy in flying spy missions over Somalia in the ongoing war against terror. Two Royal Air Force Canberra planes arrived in Mombasa at the weekend. They based at the Moi International Airport from where they will carry out their mission for unspecified period. The Press Officer at the British High Commission in Nairobi, Mr Mark Norton, said the planes would carry out reconnaissance missions in the "region". He declined to reveal the exact part of the region but it is widely believed that they will be targeting Somalia whose area over the Indian Ocean is already covered by the German Navy spy planes. The forces would remain in the region as long as it takes, he said. The arrival of the planes followed that of a hired Russian Antonov transport plane that landed on Saturday with military hardware. A day later, a contingent of about 140 Royal British Air Force troops arrived in Mombasa and booked in a beach hotel on the North Coast. A spokesman for the German Navy Lt. Commander Frank Hansmann confirmed that they would be co-operating with the British in the spying missions "As partners in Nato, we shall be working closely because we are here for the same mission," he said on telephone. Lt Commander Hansmann said they had resumed their flights to the Horn of Africa yesterday after a three-day rest. The plane would be airborne for between eight and 12 hours, he added. He said that during previous spying missions, they had made many "useful general contacts" about the vessels plying in the area. On why they had surrounded their hotel with razor wire, Lt Commander Hannsmann said it was a purely military precaution to secure their areas of operations. "First we secured the airport and now we have done the same with the area where we are lodging ... this is a purely military procedure," he said. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards® http://movies.yahoo.com/ --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9617B Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
