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They took responsibility for shooting down this Korean airliner
Korean Airlines flight shot down by Soviet Union | September 1, 1983 | HISTORY
Soviet jet fighters intercept a Korean Airlines passenger flight in Russian airspace and shoot the plane down, killing 269 passengers and crew-members. The incident dramatically increased tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States. On September 1, 1983, Korean Airlines (KAL) flight...www.history.com
It took the collapse of the Soviet Union for the full story to come out from that tragedy 10 years down the track.