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Turkish F16 jets make illegal flights over Greek isles

A pair flew over Agathonisi and Anthropofagoi

Newsroom May 20 03:58

Turkish provocations against Greece continued over the Aegean Sea on Wednesday with F-16 fighter jets flying over over Greek islands.
Specifically, at 13:59, the first pair of F-16s flew over Agathonisi, at 14,500 feet and at 14:02 over the Anthropofagoi at 14,000 feet.

The violations continued, as at 14:03 another pair of Turkish F-16s made another overflight.

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