| Summary: | World .etf u/dept/coiicdrd The world reacts to terrorist attacks World airlines divert, cancel flights to the U.S. LONDON (AP) International airlines scrambled to divert or cancel flights to the United States on Tuesday following a wave of airborne terror attacks on New York and Washington. The cancelations and diversions caused confusion and congestion at many European airports, where airlines ordered flights bound for the United States to do U-turns or find alternate landing points out-side America. Some airlines reversed course only after being denied permission to land by the Federal Aviation Administration, which ordered U.S. air space shut down in response to the apparent hijacking of U.S. passenger jets by suicide bombers. The German Flight Security Agency in Frankfurt ordered all U.S.-bound flights by Lufthansa canceled. A Finnair flight out of Helsinki turned around and returned to Finland. Air France Group ordered its American flights closed or rerouted. In Belgium, Sabena Air spokesman Wilfried Remans said two flights en route to the United States were ^turning around in mid-flight and returning to Brussels." In Spain, national carrier Iberia said four scheduled flights from Madrid to the United States were in the -air and three of them _ destined to New York, Chicago and Miami _ were ordered to return to Spain. The fourth, flying from Barcelona to New York, was awaiting clearance into a Canadian airport, an Iberia official said. Scandinavian Airlines System ordered three flights bound for New York, and another flight bound for Washington, to divert while over the Atlantic. They were expected to land instead in Iceland. SAS spokesman Thomas Brinch in Copenhagen said he wasn't sure when flights to the United States would resume. At Heathrow Airport outside London, several flights already bound for the United States were expected to divert to Canadian airports while those that hadn't taken off were delayed indefinitely. British Airways, which flies to 21 desti-nations in the United States, said all servic-es were being canceled, diverting to the nearest airport outside the United States, or returning to London. Virgin Atlantic also canceled its daily services to New York and other U.S. cities, but said its services from London to the Carribbean would be uninterrupted. A Swissair flight carrying Cypriot President Glafcos Clerides, bound from Zurich to New York, turned back over the Atlantic Ocean after being denied permis-sion to land, Cypriot radio reported. The flight returned to Europe, according to the report, which didn't specify an air-port. Clerides was heading to New York for United Nations talks on the reunification of Cyprus. Philippines goes on red alert MANILA, Philippines (AP) President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo put the military and police on red alert Tuesday in response to the terrorist attacks in the United States, then went on national tele-vision after a midnight security meeting to offer condolences to Americans and reassurances to her own people. Arroyo said she sent a letter to U.S.* President George Bush that promised to secure U.S. facilities in the Philippines, along with other key installations, and pro-vide any help it can "to crush those responsible for this barbaric act." "All mankind is diminished by the extreme evil we saw unleashed on your cities," Arroyo, appearing without her usual makeup, said as she read the letter in her 2 a.m. address. VVA11 humanity must now join hands to defend decency and defeat the insanity that has invaded our age. This will be, we hope, the day that mankind musters its resolve to end the threat of organ-ized terrorism. Presidential spokesman Rigoberto Tiglao said the impact of the attacks on the Philippine economy and security were dis-cussed during, the emergency meeting at which Arroyo ordered economic managers to closely monitor stock markets worldwide. "This impacts the world," Tiglao said. SEE PHILIPPINES Z- ON PAGF 7 Russia's Putin condemns terrorist attacks MOSCOW (AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to the American people over the terrorist attacks that hit the United States on Tuesday, and Russia suspended all flights to the United States. Putin was watching the devel-opments on television as they unfolded, the Kremlin press serv-ice said. Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov was called to the Kremlin to discuss the attacks, Interfax reported. The Russian Transport Ministry suspended all flights to the United States, Russian news reports said. Russia took "several anti-ter-rorism measures" in response to the attacks, Interfax cited Air Defense Force spokesman Alexand Drobyshevsky as saying, without elaborating. Terrorism must be fought everywhere "without the slight-est weakening." Russian government The Russian Interior Ministry heightened security around all major government buildings and put troops on increased alert around the country, the head of the Interior Ministry troops Vyacheslav Tikhomirov was quoted as saying. The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry said it was ready to offer rescuers or other help in the disasters, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported. The Russian government said the battle with terrorism must be fought "everywhere around the world without the slightest weak-ening," the deputy head of the Russian government administra-tion, Andrei Vdovin, was quoted by Interfax as saying. Russian television was running live unscheduled footage of the attacks. SYDNEY, Australia (API A federal court ruled £ Tuesday that the government illegally detained hundreds of foreign refugees who were caught trying to sneak Into the coun-try aboard an Indonesia ferry and said they must be allowed to land In Australia SEOUL, South Korea (AP) An ex-Cabinet minister who quit amid criticism of policy toward North Korea was appointed Tuesday as a senior presidential adviser. •'A>:;r;>C MIAMI (AP) Hurricane Erin drenched Bermuda ana] prevented some tourists from heading home, but the Island escaped ma|or damage as the center of the storm passed far offshore. OSLO, Norway (AP) Shaken by Its worst election showing since 1924, Norway's rul-ing Labor Party scrambled Tuesday to keep power out of the hands of the now power-ful political right. 3. Hurricane Erin drenched Bermuda, but didn't cause major damage. 4. Norway's Labor Party scrambled to keep its power 2. Ex-South Korean Cabinet minister appointed senior presidential adviser 1. Federal Court ordered Australia to allow foreign refugees
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