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Syrian missile system locks onto Turkish jets

Arab World Materials 5 April 2014 12:35 (UTC +04:00)
Syrian missile system locks onto Turkish jets
Syrian missile system locks onto Turkish jets

Syria's missile systems harassed Turkish fighter jets on April 4, the Turkish General Staff has claimed in a statement hurriyet daily news reported.

Turkey's General Staff said missile systems deployed in Syria locked onto Turkish F-16 fighter jets along the Turkey-Syria border.

The incident occurred while Turkish F-16 jets were performing a routine combat air patrol on the border, according to the statement published on the General Staff's website.

Tensions in the area have remained high since Turkish forces shot down a Syrian warplane for allegedly entering its airspace on March 23. The two countries share a border of more than 800 kilometers.

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