Pubdate: Wed, 01 Aug 2001
Source: Los Angeles Times (CA)
Copyright: 2001 Los Angeles Times
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ALL PARTIES BLAMED IN SHOOTING DOWN OF PLANE

An inquiry has found that the downing of an American missionary plane over 
Peru was caused by an array of problems--and U.S. and Peruvian officials, 
as well as the plane's pilot, share responsibility, officials said.

Peru's air force shot down the Cessna on April 20 after a CIA-operated 
surveillance aircraft initially identified it as a possible drug plane. An 
American missionary, Veronica Bowers, 35, and her 7-month-old daughter, 
Charity, were killed, and pilot Kevin Donaldson, 42, was seriously injured.

The report is not expected to be released until late this week.
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