21.   And the military said it intercepted a Tamil rebel radio transmission saying that rebels had shot the aircraft down.

22.   An Indian air force spkesman said the aircraft was shot down after intruding into Indian air space and failing to respond to warnings.

23.   Appearing earlier in television interviews, Rumsfeld denied Taliban claims that an aircraft had been shot down.

24.   Cuba claimed the planes violated its air space but the United States said the aircraft were shot down over international waters.

25.   Cuban-American exiles plan to travel to the site where the two aircraft were shot down to hold a memorial for the victims.

26.   India said one crashed because of technical trouble, while the other aircraft was shot down when it went to help.

27.   India, however, said the aircraft was shot down after intruding into Indian airspace and failing to respond to warnings.

28.   India said the aircraft was shot down after intruding into Indian air space and failing to respond to warnings.

29.   Mills said no U.S. aircraft had been shot down but some Army Apache attack helicopters had sustained damage from ground fire.

30.   Pakistan denied that any Pakistani aircraft had been shot down.