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In Washington, the secrecy didn’t take long to be established, and although the Pentagon issued a brief statement confirmed by the incident and expressed concern for the crew’s safety, the lack of concrete details only intensified the climate of suspicion.
The mere material loss would be serious in itself, but the fact that the cargo included a huge amount of military ammunition makes this episode a question that inevitably touches on territorial security, defense logistics and operational readiness
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