Fiche du document numéro 13062

Num
13062
Date
Saturday April 9, 1994
Amj
Hms
Fichier
Taille
79813
Pages
1
Urlorg
Titre
U.S. lends transport plane for Rwanda operation
Cote
lba0000020011120dq49010kb
Source
Type
Dépêche d'agence
Langue
EN
Citation
BRUSSELS, April 9 (Reuter) - The U.S. air force has agreed to lend
Belgium a C-5 Galaxy transport plane to help with the deployment of
troops and equipment to Rwanda, Belgian military sources said on
Saturday.

The four-engined plane, one of the world's biggest transport aircraft,
can carry tanks, trucks, equipment or troops. The sources said it was
expected to arrive at an airport near Brussels later on Saturday.

Belgium is sending crack paratroops to Kigali, the capital of the tiny
central African state which has been torn by a civil war along ethnic
lines, to protect and evacuate foreigners.

The Galaxy could also be used to evacuate U.S. citizens. There are
some 230 in Rwanda and Washington has told them to leave.

(c) Reuters Limited 1994
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