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Turks detain, search Syrian jet

By SUZAN FRASER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Posted: October 11, 2012 at 5:12 a.m.

Credit: AP
 People gather on the steps of a Syrian passenger plane that was forced by Turkish jets to land Wednesday at Esenboga Airport in Ankara, Turkey.

Turkish jets Wednesday forced a Syrian passenger plane to land at an Ankara airport on suspicion that it may be carrying weapons, Turkey’s foreign minister said, amid heightened tensions between Turkey and Syria that have sparked fears of a wider regional conflict.

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