mx757 4 #1 May 26, 2006 Israeli parachutist accidentally lands near Dimona nuclear centre Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) 05/22/2006 Tel Aviv (dpa) - An Israeli parachutist carried away by the wind accidentally drifted toward Israel's top secret nuclear research centre near the southern town of Dimona late Monday afternoon, prompting police forces to rush to the area. Two F16 fighter jets were also sent into the skies as the parachutist headed involuntarily toward the nuclear installation, an Israeli army spokeswoman told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa. The parachutist had entered the no-fly security zone surrounding the facility, she said. He later managed to land safely near the nearby town of Yerucham, where he was taken in for questioning but released shortly afterwards. Although Israel has never admitted it, international experts say the country uses the Dimona plant, which opened in the early 1960s, for the manufacturing of nuclear weapons. In 1986, a former Israeli technician, Mordechai Vanunu, sold information and photographs of the site to The Times of London. He was kidnapped by agents of the Israeli Mossad agency from Italy and sentenced to 18 years in prison for treason and espionage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #2 May 26, 2006 Erm....where's Ori? And the other young'un...Flyingwhatshisname... Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #3 May 26, 2006 Are they sure it's a sky diver? More likely a Paraglider as there's not much chance of a DZ anywhere near a Nuke Power station and if he delployed at 3000' how far could he have travelled on a freefall canopy..... even in a gale? (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
noamk 0 #4 May 26, 2006 Not a Skydiver. There is no DZ around the area for more than 50 miles. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,498 #5 May 26, 2006 Quote Are they sure it's a sky diver? More likely a Paraglider as there's not much chance of a DZ anywhere near a Nuke Power station and if he delployed at 3000' how far could he have travelled on a freefall canopy..... even in a gale? Wasn't there a story a while back about an Israeli paraglider drifting over the border at the Golan Heights that was called a skydiver in the news?Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #6 May 27, 2006 Damnded jornos... to them we all look the same (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
