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Turkish F-16 jets fly illegally over Greek isles in Aegean Sea

Two pairs committed violations of Greek airspace

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Turkey continued its provocations against Greece over the Aegean Sea with no respite, as two pairs of Turkish F-16 fighter jets committed violations of Greek airspace on Wednesday.

Specifically, a pair of F-16 flew at 15:02 over the isles of Panagia and Oinousses at 24,000 feet.

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Later, a second pair of Turkish F-16 fighters carried out overflights at 15:07 over Oinousses at 17,000 feet, at 15:10 and at 15:11 over Panagia at 4,000 and 6,000 feet, respectively, and at 15:12 over NE Chios, at 6,000 feet.

The provocations continued, as at 16:03 a pair of Turkish F-16s flew over Panagia and Oinousses at 29,000 feet.

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