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Turkey bars Syrian civilian flights

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Turkey's foreign minister says the country has barred its air space to Syrian civilian flights.Ahmet Davutoglu said Sunday that Turkey had made the decision because the Syrian regime, which is battling an insurgency, was "abusing" civilian flights by transporting military equipment.

 

Last week, Turkey forced a Syrian plane to land and confiscated what it said was military equipment on board. (AP)

 

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