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November 8, 2012 Thursday
Authorities Allow Armenian Plane to Continue Flight
Ankara, November 08 (QNA) - Turkish authorities allowed the Armenian
plane, which was forced to land in Erzurum airport on Thursday,
continued its flight.
Turkey has intercepted a Syria-bound cargo plane suspected of carrying
arms which took off from Armenia but has found only food, in line with
what was declared by Armenian authorities.
The plane, which was declared to be carrying humanitarian aid to
Syria, was asked to land in the eastern Turkish province of Erzurum.
The Antonov AN 12 cargo plane landed at Erzurum airport.
After scanning boxes in the cargo plane, Turkish security forces found
15 tons of food and humanitarian aid destined for Aleppo.
Ankara has stepped up efforts to prevent its airspace from being used
to supply the Syrian military and forced down a Syrian airliner
traveling from Moscow last month, which it said was carrying Russian
munitions destined for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's military,
(Today's Zaman) reported.
Turkish Foreign Ministry sources said those organizing the flight
asked Turkey on Tuesday for permission to carry humanitarian aid to
Aleppo through Turkish airspace. Turkey allowed the plane to fly but
asked it to make a technical landing in Erzurum for what it said was a
"routine procedure." (QNA)
From: Baghdasarian
November 8, 2012 Thursday
Authorities Allow Armenian Plane to Continue Flight
Ankara, November 08 (QNA) - Turkish authorities allowed the Armenian
plane, which was forced to land in Erzurum airport on Thursday,
continued its flight.
Turkey has intercepted a Syria-bound cargo plane suspected of carrying
arms which took off from Armenia but has found only food, in line with
what was declared by Armenian authorities.
The plane, which was declared to be carrying humanitarian aid to
Syria, was asked to land in the eastern Turkish province of Erzurum.
The Antonov AN 12 cargo plane landed at Erzurum airport.
After scanning boxes in the cargo plane, Turkish security forces found
15 tons of food and humanitarian aid destined for Aleppo.
Ankara has stepped up efforts to prevent its airspace from being used
to supply the Syrian military and forced down a Syrian airliner
traveling from Moscow last month, which it said was carrying Russian
munitions destined for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's military,
(Today's Zaman) reported.
Turkish Foreign Ministry sources said those organizing the flight
asked Turkey on Tuesday for permission to carry humanitarian aid to
Aleppo through Turkish airspace. Turkey allowed the plane to fly but
asked it to make a technical landing in Erzurum for what it said was a
"routine procedure." (QNA)
From: Baghdasarian