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Turkey reports 2nd day of harassment by Russian military
[CBS] BRUSSELS - Turkey's military said Tuesday more of its jets patrolling the border with Syria were placed in a radar lock by Russian planes and surface-to-air missile systems, casting further doubt on Moscow's behavior and intentions in the Syria crisis.Eight Turkish F-16 jet patrolling the Turkish-Syrian border were harassed by a MIG-29 plane as well as surface-to-air missile systems based in Syria in two separate incidents on Monday. It was the second successive harassment of Turkish planes reported by Turkey. The MIG-29 locked radar on the planes for 4 minutes and 30 seconds, while the missile systems threatened the planes for 4 minutes and 15 seconds, the military said. Turkey reported Monday that two Turkish jets were harassed by a MIG-29 on Sunday. Vlad probes Mooslim NATO underbelly. Posted by: Besoeker 2015-10-06 |
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