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Crash in the air and cold blood on the ground between Greece and Turkey

Athens, Greece - After F-16 accident

After diplomatic efforts not to transform F-16 accident on the Aegean Sea into a political crisis, Greek and Turkish press as well, the day following the fact, choose calmness. Yesterday newspaper headlines underlined how the air crash surprisingly started a cold blood strategy on ground, with the Chiefs of Staff of the two Armies engaged in not lighting up age-old acrimonies between Greece and Turkey...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 141570
Rome, Italy, 05/25/2006 12:39
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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