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"If they are a threat, why aren’t they being shot down? Why let them fly over if they’re sinister?"

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But Subramanian shot down the request.

"Whereas in a slower flow, particles go through the filter with the water, at higher flow rates, particles try to get through the filter but are blocked by this vortex and are shot down the channel instead. The vortex is helpful because it prevents particles from flowing out."

The Defence Ministry said three of the five Atacms missiles were shot down but two reached the target, damaging a radar system and causing casualties.

From BBC

It said 76 of them had been shot down while another 95 had been "lost track of", and that critical infrastructure and residential buildings had been hit.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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