December 13, 2001	Thursday	Ramazan 27, 1422

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WASHINGTON, Dec 12: All four crew members of a B-1 bomber that crashed in the Indian Ocean Wednesday have been rescued, US military officials said, citing initial reports.

Navy Captain Timothy Taylor, a Pentagon spokesman, said initial reports said that all four were aboard the destroyer USS Russell which was rushed to the scene after the crash.

An earlier report by Pentagon spokeswoman Victoria Clarke said the supersonic US B-1 bomber engaged in the air war over Afghanistan has crashed into the Indian Ocean.

She said a US aircraft was hovering over the crash site 50 kilometres north of the island of Diego Garcia and that a US naval destroyer was on the way.

The supersonic B-1 bomber usually carries a crew of four and is armed with bombs and cruise missiles.—AFP