(UPI) Joshua Brilliant - Israel Wednesday decided to equip its civilian passenger planes with systems that would deflect shoulder-launched anti-aircraft missiles. The decision seems to have been spurred by last month's attack on an Arkia Boeing 757 in Mombassa, Kenya. Israel Radio said the plan calls for "a joint project with the U.S. to produce an advanced system." Such cooperation is being sought to speed up the project and reduce its costs.
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