Turkish fighter jets intercept Russian warplane over Black Sea

Four Turkish F-16 fighter jets intercepted on Saturday a Russian IL-20 warplane which flew very close to Turkish airspace, a military statement said on Sunday.

When the Russian warplane began flying parallel to Turkish airspace at a close distance, four F-16s were deployed from two air bases in northern Anatolia to monitor the Russian aircraft.

The F-16s intercepted the Russian warplane at 12:35 p.m. and followed it until it left the area through the end of Turkish airspace over the Black Sea.

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