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Breaking : No Weapons Onboard Syria's Aircraft ?!
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Russia says its arms not onboard plane seized by TurkeyMOSCOW Moscow on Thursday accused Ankara of endangering Russian lives after Turkish fighter jets intercepted a Syrian airplane on route from Moscow to Damascus which Russia's arms exports agency said was not carrying any of its cargo.
Turkish military jets escorted the Damascus-bound Airbus A-320, carrying about 30 passengers from Moscow, into Ankara airport late on Wednesday after Turkey said it had received intelligence that the plane had military supplies onboard.
Some of the cargo was seized in Turkey before the passenger jet was allowed to continue its trip. No details were given of what was taken off the plane.
"We had no cargo on that airplane. We always deliver our weapons in full compliance with international norms," said Vyacheslav Davidenko, spokesman for Russia's monopoly arms exporter Rosoboronexport.
"Sending weapons on a passenger airplane breaks about every law there is on weapons exports," he said.
Russia has been one of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's staunchest allies, blocking three U.N. Security Council resolutions aimed at piling pressure on him while selling his armed forces nearly $1 billion in arms last year.
Russia's Foreign Ministry said it was demanding an explanation from Turkish authorities over the plane's detention, saying Turkey had refused to grant Russian diplomatic staff access to 17 Russian citizens onboard during the eight hours that the flight was held up.Read More: [ link to news.yahoo.com]
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