The officer was instructed to shoot down civilian aircraft

The Government has approved three positions in the Federal Law "On combating terrorism", the definition of the use of weapons and military equipment in case of terrorist attacks in the air, inland waters and territorial continental shelf, and participation in operations against terrorism. The document, in particular, gives the military the right to leave any aircraft to destroy violated the rules for use of airspace, when not to respond to radio commands control points and is not subject to the requirements for landing, provided that there is "credible information on the possible use of the aircraft, a terrorist attack or hijacking of aircraft and the actual risk of death or the beginning of the development of an ecological disaster." According to the law authorizes "the use of weapons and equipment ceases when the flight crew lined ... team. "How can the team be able to send to the use of arms, not specified the document." If there is no real risk of loss life and (or) the occurrence of environmental disasters and weapons of military equipment to kill Shocks, "- which was confirmed by the government in a position. The Department of Defense and other federal executive agencies in the fight against terrorism are asked to bring their regulations into conformity with these rules. Point.ru