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Los Angeles Times
Oct 15 2012
Turks search aid flight, let plane fly on to Syria
BEIRUT -- A plane headed from Armenia to Syria that was grounded and
searched Monday in Turkey was carrying only humanitarian aid, the
Turkish foreign minister said.
After the plane's cargo was examined it was allowed to continue to the
besieged city of Aleppo, the official Anadolu news agency reported.
It was the second time in a week that Turkey ordered a plane to land
in an attempt to prevent weapons from being sent to the regime of
Syrian President Bashar Assad. Armenia requested to use Turkish
airspace and was granted permission on the condition that its cargo be
searched.
Last Wednesday, a passenger plane heading from Moscow to Damascus was
forced to land amid suspicion that it was carrying weapons. Turkish
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the plane was carrying
ammunition, and other reports said it contained military
communications equipment.
On Saturday, Turkey announced that it was closing its airspace to
Syrian civilian flights. Earlier, it had barred Syrian military
flights from flying over Turkey.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/10/beirut-a-plane-headed-from-armenia-to-syria-that-was-grounded-and-searched-monday-in-turkey-was-carrying-only-humanitari.html
Oct 15 2012
Turks search aid flight, let plane fly on to Syria
BEIRUT -- A plane headed from Armenia to Syria that was grounded and
searched Monday in Turkey was carrying only humanitarian aid, the
Turkish foreign minister said.
After the plane's cargo was examined it was allowed to continue to the
besieged city of Aleppo, the official Anadolu news agency reported.
It was the second time in a week that Turkey ordered a plane to land
in an attempt to prevent weapons from being sent to the regime of
Syrian President Bashar Assad. Armenia requested to use Turkish
airspace and was granted permission on the condition that its cargo be
searched.
Last Wednesday, a passenger plane heading from Moscow to Damascus was
forced to land amid suspicion that it was carrying weapons. Turkish
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the plane was carrying
ammunition, and other reports said it contained military
communications equipment.
On Saturday, Turkey announced that it was closing its airspace to
Syrian civilian flights. Earlier, it had barred Syrian military
flights from flying over Turkey.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/10/beirut-a-plane-headed-from-armenia-to-syria-that-was-grounded-and-searched-monday-in-turkey-was-carrying-only-humanitari.html