(Jerusalem Post/AP) An Israeli company has begun emergency production of an anti-missile system for civilian aircraft after a missile attack on an Israeli airline last week in Kenya, an official said Sunday. The government-owned Rafael military research and development firm has developed a device that senses an incoming heat-seeking missile automatically and sends a hot beam of light that distracts the missile away from the plane.
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