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December 3rd, 2007
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| Tribuni Angusticlavii | Post; LIMA 2007 Show To Go On Despite MishapLIMA 2007 Show To Go On Despite Mishap Quote: Ahmad Dzuhri said the infrastructure put in place for Lima 2007 had enabled the search and rescue units to respond swiftly following the mishap. December 02, 2007 17:46 PM LIMA 2007 Show To Go On Despite Mishap LANGKAWI, Dec 2 (Bernama) -- The Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) 2007 exhibition is to go on as scheduled despite the deaths of three Malaysian paratroopers in a mishap during training today. Ahmad Dzuhri Abdul Wahab, managing director of HW Lima Sdn Bhd -- the organiser of the maritime segment of the biennial exhibition, said Lima 2007 would have to go on in spite of the grief over the incident. Three paratroopers of the 10th Para Brigade drowned and five others were injured at about 10.30am when they parachuted into the sea off Kuala Muda after they were blown off course by strong winds when training for the opening of LIMA 2007 Tomorrow. LIMA 2007 is scheduled from Tuesday to Saturday. "We are saddened by the incident," he told reporters but said their plans were unaffected. Ahmad Dzuhri said the infrastructure put in place for Lima 2007 had enabled the search and rescue units to respond swiftly following the mishap. He also said that his company had not received any official word yet from the authorities on the incident. Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) public relations officer Major Zulkiflee Abdul Latiff said the paratroopers involved were among 138 members of the 10th Para Brigade who were training for the opening of Lima 2007 tomorrow. -- BERNAMA Link http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/st...=299853&cat=nt Last edited by rock45 : December 3rd, 2007 at 00:09. |
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