Greek plane fell when repelling Turkish planes

Greek plane fell when repelling Turkish planes
A Greek aircraft’s commander who was involved in a crackdown operation against Turkish pursuit planes was killed after his Mirage plane was downed in the Aegean Sea as the official television of ITR net reported.

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The Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos confirmed this information, pointing out that the country is in mourning on the pilot fell while he was defending the Greece's sovereignty and its lands’ unity."

The Greek Chief of Staff and according to Greek public television mentioned that the plane of Mirage 2000-5 type downed into the sea while it was returning from a mission to intercept Turkish fighter jets.

ITR reported that the aircraft was part of a patrol of two planes that had just attacked Turkish aircrafts, and they are routine operations in the Aegean Sea as Greece always accuses Turkey of violating the Greek airspace.

Greek army chief said that Greek troops fired warning shots at a Turkish helicopter hovered over the small island of Ru, on the border between the two countries in the Aegean Sea on Monday night.

These incidents come tense atmosphere between the two neighboring countries in NATO, especially because of the detention of two Greek soldiers by Turkey a month ago as they entered, according to Athens, by mistake to the Turkish lands during a patrol on the border.

Several times in recent weeks, Greece has expressed its intention to defend its sovereignty in the Aegean Sea, disputed over several areas with Turkey.

At the last EU Summit in late March, European commanders condemned Turkey's illegal moves in the Aegean Sea, and that in solidarity with Greece and Cyprus.

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Source: Skye News Arabia

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