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Turkey says scrambled F16s to check Syrian border

Turkey says scrambled F16s to check Syrian border
July 01, 2012 14:01 GMT

By ZEINA KARAM Associated Press

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey's military says it scrambled fighter jets to its border on Saturday after Syrian helicopters flew too close to the frontier.

A military statement Sunday said F-16 jets were scrambled, and sent to the border after the helicopters flew in the area on at least three occasions.

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