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Monday, October 15, 2012

A Syrian airplane leaves Turkey after being intercepted for inspection


The plane an Airbus 320 left Moscow at around 13.26 pm on Wednesday to Damascus, however, was intercepted by an F16 fighter group of the Turkish Air Force, he was forced to land at the international airport of Ankara. The Turkish Foreign Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, has explained that, based on intelligence information, which has not detailed, the Turkish authorities suspected the plane, despite being dedicated to civilian purposes, transporting military goods. So I have inspected for several hours, after which they had discovered a shipment "uncivil" and therefore prohibited by the rules of civil air navigation, but has not specified what Davutoglu found. In the Syrian plane traveling 37 people, including passengers and crew, which, as indicated by the Turkish Foreign Minister, have been treated with "hospitality", and even provided them with dinner, during registration. Finally, the plane Syria has been able to undertake their way back to Damascus from Ankara, but, apparently, without all their cargo, as the material "uncivil" has been seized by Turkish authorities, according to 'Today's Zaman' . The Turkish foreign minister recalled that international standards allow civilian aircraft to examine suspected of carrying military equipment, while stressed that his government will not allow the shipment of arms to the Syrian regime through the Eurasian country's airspace. Turkey and Syria are engaged in an escalation of tension by cross-border attacks last week. Turkish forces have increased their presence along the 900 miles of the boundary line and bombed several targets in northern Syria, scene of heavy fighting between troops loyal to Bashar al Assad and opposition rebels.

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