Japanese planes refuel at Kolkata

KOLKATA, OCT. 8. Six Japanese military aircraft, transporting relief materials for Afghan refugees in Pakistan, today refuelled at the N.S.C. Bose international airport, as Naxalites held an anti-war demonstration nearby.

The first of the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft of the Japanese Self-Defence Air Force (JSDA) touched down at 9.45 a.m., with the rest following at 20-minute intervals. The planes, which took off from Tokyo, stopped over at Utapao in Thailand before arriving in Kolkata.

The aircraft were refuelled by the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation and ground services provided by the Indian Airlines, the Airports Authority of India Director, Mr. Roshan Lal, said.

- PTI

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