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41. According to this news item...

a. the aircraft's pilot was shot down near a city along the southern coast.
b. the American assault on the missile site was provoked by the downing.
c. TV stations showed images that threw doubt on the identity of the plane.
d. the Predator's loss was not a major incident considering recent events.

A powerful car bomb was detonated during rush hour inside a multistory
parking garage outside the Albanian city of Tetovo. The garage was leveled
although there are no confirmed deaths at this time. The police have cordoned
off the area; the garage attendant is missing and his chances of survival are few.
Police are still combing through the rubble looking for possible survivors that
specially-trained dogs are able to sniff out. No group claimed formal
responsibility for the incident which was preceded by an anonymous phone call
to city police stipulating the time and location of the disaster. The car, a
Mercedes stolen from the Ancona area in Italy, contained approximately 45
kilograms of explosives. Police did not say why the explosion occurred.

42. According to this news story ...

a. the explosion may have claimed at least one victim.
b. the parking garage was practically undamaged.
c. a traffic policeman was blinded by the incident.
d. police were unaware the explosion was to take place.

UN leadership

A battalion commander should not expect to take a unit's military
efficiency for granted. Unfamiliarity with directives and SOPS, slack
performance of duties, slow reactions, failure in requisitioning,
inadequate reporting or lack of alertness reduce the commander's
credibility. He should see that training is fully utilized in the period
before departure from the home country. Sound motivation and
morale are fundamental factors in all this and are based on realistic
training carried out by leaders in whose abilities the troops have
confidence.

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