Turkey parachutes food, water into Libya
Sunday, September 18, 2011
KONYA / ISTANBUL - Anatolia News Agency
A Turkish military cargo plane was attacked by anti-aircraft weaponry after parachuting humanitarian aid into Libya on Sunday.
Turkish and National Transitional Council, or NTC, executives had decided to parachute the aid into Waddan, south of Sirte and near Libya’s border with Niger, early on Sunday. The two cargo planes took off from Benghazi Military Airport and when they reached Waddan, one of them became the target of anti-aircraft fire. Following the assault, the plane changed its route, accelerated its speed and returned to the military airport. Experts said anti-aircraft fire directly targeted the wings, but the plane emptied its cargo and saved itself with a rapid maneuver.
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