Russia demands explanation over grounded Syrian plane
On Wednesday, Turkish F-16 fighter jets forced down the Syrian Air Airbus A320 over suspicions it had prohibited cargo on board.
Thursday, 11.10.2012.
14:04
ANKARA, MOSCOW On Wednesday, Turkish F-16 fighter jets forced down the Syrian Air Airbus A320 over suspicions it had prohibited cargo on board. The plane was flying from Moscow to Damascus. Russia demands explanation over grounded Syrian plane According to the latest information, the Turkish authorities did not find any weapons in the cargo they seized from the Syrian plane. Moscow expressed protest on Thursday over the grounding of the passenger plane that was allowed to resume its flight around 02:30 local time on Thursday. There were 35 passengers on board the plane. 17 of them were Russian citizens, including children. “We are concerned that the life and security of the passengers, including 17 Russian nationals, was endangered in that situation,” Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said. He said Turkey had not provided notification there were Russians on board, RIA Novosti has reported. “We learned that from the electronic media,” Lukashevich said. In addition, Turkish authorities denied Russian embassy officials and doctors access to the Russians, who were also not provided with any food for eight hours, he continued. “Russia insists on an explanation of such behavior with regard to the Russian citizens and demands that measures be taken to prevent any such incidents happening in the future,” the spokesman said. Syria has in the meantime accused Turkey of “air piracy”. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Wednesday that the “confiscated cargo has illegal elements when it comes to commercial flights”. Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to postpone his visit to Ankara after the incident. His visit was planned for Monday. “The visit has been postponed, we will reschedule it for a later date,” Putin’s Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told AFP but did nit state the reasons for the postponement. (Beta/AP) Ria novosti Tanjug
Russia demands explanation over grounded Syrian plane
According to the latest information, the Turkish authorities did not find any weapons in the cargo they seized from the Syrian plane.Moscow expressed protest on Thursday over the grounding of the passenger plane that was allowed to resume its flight around 02:30 local time on Thursday.
There were 35 passengers on board the plane. 17 of them were Russian citizens, including children.
“We are concerned that the life and security of the passengers, including 17 Russian nationals, was endangered in that situation,” Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said.
He said Turkey had not provided notification there were Russians on board, RIA Novosti has reported.
“We learned that from the electronic media,” Lukashevich said.
In addition, Turkish authorities denied Russian embassy officials and doctors access to the Russians, who were also not provided with any food for eight hours, he continued.
“Russia insists on an explanation of such behavior with regard to the Russian citizens and demands that measures be taken to prevent any such incidents happening in the future,” the spokesman said.
Syria has in the meantime accused Turkey of “air piracy”.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Wednesday that the “confiscated cargo has illegal elements when it comes to commercial flights”.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to postpone his visit to Ankara after the incident. His visit was planned for Monday.
“The visit has been postponed, we will reschedule it for a later date,” Putin’s Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told AFP but did nit state the reasons for the postponement.
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