Angola says it shot down S. African craft on border

The official Angola news agency reported that Angolan forces shot down three South African helicopters and one fighter-bomber along the southern border with Namibia in a counter- offensive. It added that fighting was continuing around the southern border town of Kuamato 10 days after South Africa n Army units crossed the frontier into Angola.

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