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German Federal Transportation Minister Kurt Bodewig gestures during a press conference in Ueberlingen, southern Germany, Tuesday, July 2, 2002. Two aircraft were involved in a mid-air collision late Monday evening, near Ueberlingen. A Bashkirian Airlines Tu-154 passenger jet from Moscow bound for Barcelona, Spain and a Boeing 757 from the DHL delivery service were believed to be flying at an altitude of about 12,000 meters (36,000 feet) when they collided scattering flaming wreckage over a wide area. All aboard were believed killed, officials said. (AP Photo/Christof Stache)