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At height of Turkish coup bid, rebel jets had Erdogan's plane in their sights
Sunday, July 17, 2016 20:02
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At the height of the attempt to overthrow Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, the rebel pilots of two F-16 fighter jets had Erdogan's plane in their sights. And yet he was able to fly on.
The Turkish leader was returning to Istanbul from a holiday near the coastal resort of Marmaris after a faction in the military launched the coup attempt on Friday night, sealing off a bridge across the Bosphorus, trying to capture Istanbul's main airport and sending tanks to parliament in Ankara.
“At least two F-16s harassed Erdogan's plane while it was in the air and en route to Istanbul. They locked their radars on his plane and on two other F-16s protecting him,” a former military officer with knowledge of the events told Reuters …. http://www.reuters.com
Source: http://luismmx.blogspot.com/2016/07/at-height-of-turkish-coup-bid-rebel.html
