The Syrian plane intercepted by Turkey this week on a flight from Moscow was carrying a legal cargo of equipment for radar stations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday, The Voice of Russia reported.
"This cargo is electrical technical equipment for radar stations, this is dual-purpose equipment but is not forbidden by any international conventions," Lavrov said in the Russian government's first remarks about the nature of the cargo.
Syria plane carried legal cargo, Russian FM says
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