World IN BRIEF : MEDITERRANEAN : Turkish Jet Crashes After It’s Intercepted
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A Turkish F-16 warplane crashed into the Aegean Sea after Greek fighters scrambled to drive it off as an intruder, a Greek air force spokesman said in Athens. No shots were fired. In Ankara, Turkey played down the incident and said the pilot was on a training flight in international airspace when his plane crashed due to a technical error. The pilot, who ejected before the crash, was picked up by the Greek coast guard after about 30 minutes in the water, the Greek spokesman said.
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