Iranian alleges incursion by US warplanes
“Two aircraft trespassed into Iranian airspace northwest of [the southwestern port city of] Abadan before flying southwest into Iraq,” said a Revolutionary Guards officer. There have been reports of unmanned surveillance airspace violations for some time.
Iranian officer reports incursion by US warplanes
By Agence France Presse (AFP)
Monday, April 02, 2007
TEHRAN: US warplanes have violated Iranian airspace in the southwestern oil-rich province of Khuzestan, Al-Alam Arabic language news satellite channel quoted a local military chief as saying on Sunday. “Two aircraft trespassed into Iranian airspace northwest of [the southwestern port city of] Abadan before flying southwest into Iraq,” a local Revolutionary Guards commander in Abadan identified only as Colonel Aqili was quoted as saying on the channel’s Web site.
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“The planes left white vapor trails, attracting the local people’s attention,” he said, giving no time of the incident.
No further information was available as The Daily Star went to press on the alleged violation, which if true could have significant ramifications for already tense relations between Iran and the United States. - AFP
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