From the Monitor's archives: Shootdown of Korean Air Flight KAL007.

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  • Source:
    Christian Science Monitor, 7/23/2014, pN.PAG, 1p
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      Ukraine Conflict
    • Author(s):
      Murphy, Dan
    • Abstract:
      The destruction of Korean Air Lines Flight KAL007 by a Soviet fighter jet off the coast of Sakhalin Island on Sept. 1 1983 nearly triggered an international crisis, much as the disputed destruction of Malaysia Air Flight MH17 near the Russia-Ukraine border risks doing today.