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October 15, 2012 Monday 8:47 PM EST
Turkey Allows Armenian Plane to Leave
Ankara, October 15 (QNA) - Turkey has allowed an Armenian plane bound
for Syria to continue its journey, following a search of its cargo,
which confirmed it was carrying humanitarian aid as stated by Armenia.
The plane flying to the Syria's second biggest city of Aleppo was
forced to land in the eastern Turkish city of Erzurubyon for security
checks on its cargo on Monday.
Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said the cargo on the
plane matched the manifest handed in by the crew prior to the flight.
"The plane was ordered to land and it was inspected. It was clear that
the declaration was correct and the plane was given permission to take
off," Arinc told reporters.
The Air Armenia cargo plane was required to stop over in Turkey for
routine security checks in line with civil aviation rules as an
unscheduled flight, a foreign ministry official said earlier.
The Turkish authorities allowed the plane and its passengers to leave
Ankara nine hours after landing, but they seized parts of a cargo
carried by the plane.(QNA)
October 15, 2012 Monday 8:47 PM EST
Turkey Allows Armenian Plane to Leave
Ankara, October 15 (QNA) - Turkey has allowed an Armenian plane bound
for Syria to continue its journey, following a search of its cargo,
which confirmed it was carrying humanitarian aid as stated by Armenia.
The plane flying to the Syria's second biggest city of Aleppo was
forced to land in the eastern Turkish city of Erzurubyon for security
checks on its cargo on Monday.
Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said the cargo on the
plane matched the manifest handed in by the crew prior to the flight.
"The plane was ordered to land and it was inspected. It was clear that
the declaration was correct and the plane was given permission to take
off," Arinc told reporters.
The Air Armenia cargo plane was required to stop over in Turkey for
routine security checks in line with civil aviation rules as an
unscheduled flight, a foreign ministry official said earlier.
The Turkish authorities allowed the plane and its passengers to leave
Ankara nine hours after landing, but they seized parts of a cargo
carried by the plane.(QNA)