INTERCEPTED SYRIA-BOUND PLANE DEPARTS AFTER CARGO INSPECTION IN TURKEY
Global Times
Nov 8 2012
China
By Agencies
The Syria-bound Armenian plane intercepted by Turkey earlier Thursday
has been allowed to continue its journey after a cargo inspection,
the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported.
The Antonov AN 12 cargo plane, which took off in Armenia, was forced
to land at an airport in Turkish eastern Erzurum province at 6:12 a.m.
local time (0412 GMT), because the Turkish authorities suspected the
plane was carrying arms, Today’s Zaman newspaper reported.
The aircraft was declared to be carrying humanitarian aid to Syria,
but Turkish security forces launched a search for arms on the plane,
according to the report.
Last month, Turkey gave an all-clear for an Armenian plane to continue
on its journey to the Syrian city of Aleppo after ordering it to land
in eastern Turkey for a cargo search.
Turkey is trying to prevent its air space from being used for the
supply to the Syrian military and forced down a Syrian airliner
travelling from Moscow last month.
From: Baghdasarian
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