Pakistani-bound plane forced to land by Turkish F16s

[Neptune]

very few details are known yet.

- The plane took off from Kyrgyzstan capital Bishkek, en route to Damascus.

- It's reported that it was a Pakistani bound passenger plane later transformed into a cargo plane.

- When the plane entered Turkish airspace, it's reported to be warned for 1 hour, and later forced to land by 2 TURAF F-16s stationed at 8th MJB.

- The plane has landed on Esenboga Airport, Ankara at 15:43 by local time (UTC +2).

- the Police as well as TURAF officials are still searching the plane. But it's said that officials found "humanitarian aid sent by China." Plane later took off and flew enroute Syria.

Today also two F-16s conducting combat air patrol over Syrian border intercepted a Syrian Mi-17 flying close to Turkish border, it's reported that the heli have changed it's direction, at 5 neutical miles close to Hatay province of Turkey.

come on erdogan...whats next

 

[Falcon29]

It's just a sensitive situation in the Middle East and all precautions need to be taken. Relax...

I'm sure we're missing details and Turkey may have had intelligence mistaking this plane for another cargo plane.

This story doesn't sound right however...it was en route to Syria then they suspected it of weapons shipments to the Syrian regime.

 

[Kompromat]

Lets wait for more details. If someone is shipping arms, there is no way the Turkish Intel would not be told about it. Supplying arms to FSA through Turkey is 'legal' - as Turkey recognizes SNC as the only legit body representing the Syrian people and FSA as its fighting arm.

 

[t_for_talli]

First F16 looks a bit different from others
Is it a 2 seater variant???

 

[fatman17]

Pak cargo plane forced to land in Turkey, cleared after search

January 12, 2014 - Updated 90 PKT
From Web Edition

ANKARA: Pakistani cargo plane on way from Kyrgyzstan to Syria was forced to land in Turkey and later cleared by the officials after search, Geo News reported on Sunday morning.
Foreign news agency said that the cargo plane of a Pakistani company that took off from Kyrgyzstan’s Bishkek airport passing through the Turkish airspace was forced to land in Ankara.
Later, the Turk officials after search cleared the plane, which would proceed to Damascus today.
The officials said that the plane was found carrying blankets, which the Chinese company had sent for Syria Red Cross.

sorry to dissapoint our indian members!

 

[kurup]

First F16 looks a bit different from others
Is it a 2 seater variant???

Yep , that is a twin seater .