21.   Samson Kwaje, SPLA spokesman in Nairobi, said there may have been three people in the helicopter but it was not clear because the aircraft was destroyed.

22.   The aircraft was destroyed, and its charred shell broke in the middle with the nose collapsing on the ground.

23.   The assailants strafed the helicopter with rifle fire and launched a grenade, destroying the aircraft.

24.   The aircraft was destroyed, and there were no reports of other damage.

25.   The aircraft were destroyed, but the two pilots ejected safely and were rescued.

26.   The explosion and the fire destroyed the aircraft.

27.   The embassy gave the Colombian military approval to destroy the aircraft.

28.   The five Yugoslav aircraft were destroyed during attacks on airfields at Batajnica and Obrva, Shea said.

29.   The five Yugoslav aircraft were destroyed during attacks on airfields at Batajnica and Obrva, the NATO statement said.

30.   The U.N. commander for former Yugoslavia, Gen. Bertrand de Lapresle, requested that the NATO warplanes target runways and taxiways -- not destroy aircraft, Smith said.