Voice of America: Turkey Bans Syrian Passenger Planes From Its Airspace

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Turkey Bans Syrian Passenger Planes From Its Airspace Oct 14th 2012, 16:45 Turkey says it has banned Syrian passenger planes from Turkish airspace in the latest sign of growing confrontation between the two neighbors.   Turkish authorities announced the ban on Sunday, four days after intercepting a Syrian passenger plane en route from Moscow to Damascus and confiscating what they said were military supplies on board.   Ankara has accused Damascus of using civilian airliners to bring in weapons for Syrian troops fighting an 18-month rebellion, and has vowed ... Media files: 2B196DD3-D727-44B8-A744-A200D9D2707D_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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