A loud bang heard by people in
Lombardy and Valle d'Aosta on Thursday was the sonic boom of the
supersonic flight of two Italian Air Force Eurofighter jets,
military sources told ANSA. The fighters were scrambled to
intercept a French airliner that had lost contact with
air-traffic controllers, the sources said. The connection with
the airliner was restored and the jets returned to base, the
sources said.
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