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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-02-16
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[01] Six Turkish fighter jets violate Greek airspace in the Aegean
[02] Defence Minister to visit hotspots in Lesvos, Chios, Leros on Tuesday
[01] Six Turkish fighter jets violate Greek airspace in the Aegean
Six Turkish fighter jets and a CN-235 maritime patrol aircraft entered
successively in Athens' FIR on Monday without submitting a flight
plan, violating the Greek airspace 22 times in different regions
of the Aegean. Athens' FIR also recorded two more violations of air
traffic rules.
The 19 out of 22 violations were committed by the CN-235 which passed
between islands of the eastern and central Aegean. According to Air
Force sources, the aforementioned aircraft entered Athens' FIR at 14.09
(local)) between Lemnos and Lesvos and exited at 16.21 east of Rhodes.
In all the incidents, the Turkish aircraft were recognized and intercepted
by Greek fighter jets respectively, while in two cases the interception
process developed into a dogfight. Two of the Turkish aircraft were armed.
[02] Defence Minister to visit hotspots in Lesvos, Chios, Leros on Tuesday
Defence Minister Panos Kammenos will visit Lesvos, Chios and Leros on
Tuesday to inspect the registration and identification centers on the
islands which are almost complete, the ministry said in a press release.
Before his visit, he will hold a press briefing to present the progress
made in the construction of the so-called hotspots. The ministry also
said that the Armed Forces are work intensively to complete the work in
all centers within the deadline given to the country, which includes a
total of five centers on five islands in the eastern Aegean, as well as
two relocation centers in the mainland.
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