The World - News from Jan. 17, 1986
Israeli jets intercepted a Kuwaiti passenger plane that strayed over the strategic Golan Heights and escorted it out of Israeli-controlled airspace, the military said. An Israeli army statement said the Kuwaiti jet, traveling toward Kuwait from Damascus, Syria, with more than 100 people aboard, strayed about two miles into Israeli airspace due to a navigational error and weather conditions. The statement did not further identify the jet, presumably belonging to Kuwaiti Airlines.
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