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Turkish F-16 jets infringes Athens FIR

The Turkish aircraft flew over the islands of Oinousses and Panagia

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A pair of Turkish F-16 fighter jets entered the Athens FIR without submitting a flight plan and flew over the islands of Oinousses, 2 kilometres off the north-east coast of the Greek island of Chios and Panagia Island at an altitude of 25,000 feet.

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