Iran iringi pesawat US

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TEHERAN – Jet-jet pejuang Iran berjaya memaksa sebuah pesawat Amerika Syarikat (AS) yang membawa sejumlah askar mendarat di Iran selepas didapati memasuki ruang udara negara berkenaan tanpa kebenaran, lapor agensi berita Fars semalam.

Agensi berita itu melaporkan bahawa pesawat AS yang membawa lima askar dan tiga orang awam itu dipaksa mendarat di Iran pada Ahad lalu sebelum dibenarkan berlepas ke Afghanistan kelmarin.

Menurutnya, selepas disoal-siasat didapati pesawat itu memasuki ruang udara Iran secara tidak sengaja dan ia kemudian dibenar meneruskan perjalanan ke Afghanistan.

Terkini: Iran mengesahkan bahawa jet komersial Falcon bukan milik US seperti yang tersiar sebelum ini. Jet tersebut sebenarnya membawa misi bantuan Hungary. Berikut adalah laporan terkini insiden.

Iran: Intruding Jet belonged to NATO

A Falcon jet that violated Iranian airspace and was forced to land in the Islamic Republic belongs to the NATO forces, a report says.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Falcon jet, carrying military personnel from various nations including Hungary, was heading to NATO bases in Afghanistan. The plane reportedly took off from Turkey and strayed into Iranian air space on September 30, a Fars News report said.

Following the violation, Iranian fighter jets guided the aircraft from above the country's northern provinces to Tehran's Mehrabad airport and forced it to land.

After interrogation of the the NATO personnel, and a full inspection of their equipment and papers, it was determined that the aircraft did not enter Iran intentionally so, it was allowed to leave for its earlier destination, Afghanistan, the news agency said.

A number of governments, including Hungary, have apologized to Iran's government for the incident.