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Hungarian Gripens Scrambled after Bomb Threat Made on Turkish Aircraft

MTI-Hungary Today 2022.05.17.

Hungarian Gripen fighter jets were scrambled by NATO’s Combined Air Operations Centre on Monday afternoon following a report of a bomb threat made on a Turkish Airbus passenger aircraft which had taken off from Poland, the Defence Ministry told MTI.

The Gripens escorted the aircraft to the Romanian border, the ministry said.

Serbian Civilian Aircraft Intercepted by Hungarian Gripens over Bomb Threat
Serbian Civilian Aircraft Intercepted by Hungarian Gripens over Bomb Threat

The airliner travelling from Belgrade to St. Petersburg received the bomb threat over Poland, from where it was turned back, the defence ministry said.Continue reading

Featured photo by Csaba Bús/MTI 


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