1.   But because suicide is so unusual in Egypt, the act of deliberately downing the jet would seem even more baffling.

2.   Reports that at least four NATO jets were downed were later denied by NATO, but the denials were not shown on television here.

3.   And when a French jet was downed, Serbs anxious for revenge cheered and applauded as they watched the plane hit a hill in the distance.

4.   Bosnian Serb Gen. Dragomir Milosevic confirmed in October that the French airmen were seized after their jet was downed near Pale in eastern Bosnia.

5.   India also demanded the return of pilots whose MiG fighter jets were downed on Thursday.

6.   India says the jet was downed on its side of the disputed border.

7.   Russia on Monday formally blamed Ukraine for the crash of a Russian airliner over the Black Sea, saying the jet was downed by a Ukrainian anti-aircraft missile.

8.   Serb reports claimed two Croatian MiG fighter jets were downed Tuesday, but Croatian sources confirmed only one plane had crashed into the Sava River, killing its pilot.

9.   Serb reports claimed two Croatian MiG fighter jets were downed, but Croatian sources confirmed only one plane had crashed into the Sava River, killing its pilot.

10.   The airport was heavily bombed, and a fighter jet reportedly was downed in the city center.