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Title:Nicaragua: Us Citizen Captured After Plane Shot Down
Date:7th October 1986
Summary:Nicaraguan authorities announced on October 7 that they had captured a US citizen after shooting down a plane carrying weapons for the US-backed contra forces fighting Nicaragua's Sandinista government. The man, Eugene Hasenfus of Wisconsin, appeared at a news conference in Managua to confirm the report. Three crew members were killed when the plane crashed but Hasenfus parachuted to safety.
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Location:NICARAGUA MANAGUA
Reuters ID:LDL0011IV759N
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