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Turkey says another Russian jet violated Turkey's airspace
Associated Press ^
| Jan 30, 2016 12:12 PM EST
| Suzan Fraser
Posted on 01/30/2016 9:20:27 AM PST by Olog-hai
Turkey said Saturday that a Russian warplane has again violated its airspace despite several warnings - two months after Turkey's military shot down a Russian jet for crossing over its territory. The past incident seriously strained the previously close ties between the two countries, damaging a strong economic partnership.
A Foreign Ministry statement on Saturday said that a Russian SU-34 crossed into Turkish airspace on Friday, ignoring several warnings that were delivered both in Russian and in English by Turkish radar units. It said Ankara summoned the Russian ambassador to the ministry Friday evening to "strongly protest" the violation. The Turkish statement did not say where the infringement occurred. ...
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TOPICS: Egypt; Foreign Affairs; Israel; Russia; Syria; War on Terror
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posted on
01/30/2016 9:20:27 AM PST
by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
Russians are daring the Turks to shoot it down...
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posted on
01/30/2016 9:38:02 AM PST
by
GOPJ
(If the FBI was investigating Cruz for espionage could Rubio call off the press like Sanders did?)
To: GOPJ
Erdogan is 0bama’s best fiend; won’t this be fun?
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posted on
01/30/2016 9:42:46 AM PST
by
sheik yerbouty
( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
To: Olog-hai
I bet fighter escort was very close.
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posted on
01/30/2016 9:44:49 AM PST
by
DesertRhino
("I want those feeble minded asses overthrown,,,")
To: Olog-hai
That did it, Russians! Prepare for Obama to de-friend you on Facebook. That’ll teach ya.
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posted on
01/30/2016 10:01:53 AM PST
by
WKUHilltopper
(And yet...we continue to tolerate this crap...)
To: DesertRhino
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posted on
01/30/2016 10:28:21 AM PST
by
nomad
To: DesertRhino
I’d kinda like Russia to shoot a Turkish plane down.
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posted on
01/30/2016 10:31:40 AM PST
by
ichabod1
(Spriiingtime for islam, and tyranny. Winter for US and frieeends. . .)
To: GOPJ; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ...
Obama will have more leeway after his reelection.
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posted on
01/30/2016 11:15:21 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Here's to the day the forensics people scrape what's left of Putin off the ceiling of his limo.)
To: WKUHilltopper; sheik yerbouty
That did it, Russians! Prepare for Obama to de-friend you on Facebook. That’ll teach ya.LOL - that just might be our response...
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posted on
01/30/2016 12:23:53 PM PST
by
GOPJ
(If the FBI was investigating Cruz for espionage could Rubio call off the press like Sanders did?)
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