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Turkish F-16s violate Athens FIR: They flew over Farmakonissi & Agathonissi

They were intercepted by Greek jets fighter

Newsroom April 23 12:47

 

A pair of Turkish F-16s violated the Athens Flight Information Region (FIR) on Thursday and flew over the island of Farmakonissi at 19.500 feet at 10:58′.

According to the announcement the Hellenic National Defence General Staff, seven minutes later the flew over the island of Agathonissi at 5.500 feet.

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The Turkish airplanes were intercepted by Greek jets fighter, in accordance with international regulations.

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