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Investigation into the Death of President Bjorksdattir- UPDATE
Little new information is released to the Public
Kaliburg Ananto
October 21, 3925


Naval Spokesperson Lieutenant Garry Gordon, on recent developments in the Investigation into the
death of the President of the Republic

The Government is still being excessively tightlipped about its findings so far in the investigation into the death of Late President Bjorksdattir and Foreign Minister Gallegos last June.  The Minister of Foreign Affairs is working closely with the Office of Kalistani intelligence and have confirmed two details which were previously leaked to the Press.  The first was that the Government was able to confirm that AWACS operators on board the President's military escort did tentatively detect something which may have been a naval vessel at the scene of the accident before arriving.  AWACS operators suggested before closed door hearings that the thing they detected on their radar might have been a submarine, but naval spokespeople have been quick to tamp down any hint that the submarine was involved directly in the incident. 

  "We have been able to ascertain that if it was a submarine, it was a very specific kind of submarine which may be traced to a nation which we have no relations with on the other side of the planet, and in fact, who are friends of our friends in Trigunia.  This is what gives us pause:  We are sure that the object was not in any way directly involved with the explosion of the President's aircraft.  No missile fire was recorded, and the transcripts of the pilot indicate that the problem was mechanical in nature.  What this object was, or what it was doing in the area is still being mulled over by analysts and investigators and it would be premature, at this time to speculate as to what the object was, what it was doing there, or what became of it after it disappeared from our scopes."

The second piece of information released by the Government today dealt with the black box itself.  Experts on flight recorders such as the one used in the Presidential Jet have noted something quite unusual:  A warning light had been constantly engaged, even before the plane took off, but neither the pilot, nor the co-pilot, not any member of the crew seemed to be aware of it.  The warning light was directly related to the hydraulic system in the plane:  If it has been noticed by the Crew, the flight would not have left the airport.  Analysts were very careful about how this information was released-  They do not wish to cast aspersions with regard to the cause of the malfunction of this important warning light.  Nobody is yet sure why the warning light did not notify the crew of the pending malfunction, and there is still not enough evidence available to suggest foul play in the incident.


Kalistani Navy departs for one final recovery effort, in search of any additional clues about the accident

Kalistani Divers will return to the scene one more time before the scene becomes too treacherous due to the onset of winter weather, and will look for additional clues.  Still missing are a cache of important state documents which possible could have been incinerated in the fire.