Turkey scrambles jets along Syrian border for third day
ANKARA |
(Reuters) - Turkey's armed forces
command said on Tuesday it had scrambled F-16 fighter jets for a third
consecutive day on Monday after Syrian transport helicopters were
spotted flying near to the Turkey-Syrian border, but there was no violation of Turkish airspace.
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It said in a statement a total
of six jets, four from a base in Incirlik in the south and two from
Batman in eastern Turkey were scrambled in response to Syrian
helicopters flying south of the Turkish province of Hatay, within
1.7-4.5 nautical miles of the Turkish border.
(Writing by Jonathon Burch; Editing by Jon Hemming)
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