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Turkish fighters force Syrian civil aircraft to land: "It carried weapons"

Ankara, Turkey - "It is unacceptable to use Turkish airspace for such shipments"

On Wednesday 10 October 2012 two F-16 of Turkish Air Force forced a civil aircraft operated by Syrian Airlines, which was flying from Moscow to Damascus, to land at Ankara Airport: according to some intelligence reports its hold contained "Objectionable cargo", as declared by Turkey's Minister for Foreign Affairs Ahmet Davutoglu. According to the Istanbul-based newspaper "Hurriyet", authorities...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1146271
Rome, Italy, 10/11/2012 09:58
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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