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Greek and Turkish F-16 jets have crashed into the southern Aegean Sea after colliding in mid-air.

The collision, near Karpathos island, occurred after Greece scrambled a jet to intercept the Turkish aircraft, a Greek government official said.

Turkish television says the Turkish pilot had ejected safely, but there is no official word on the pilots' fate. A search and rescue is under way.

The two countries have a long-standing dispute over the Aegean.

Turkey insists Greek airspace extends only 10km offshore, not 16km as Greece maintains.

In the past, the two have come close to armed conflict over the dispute.

Nato has previously warned the two member states that their frequent mock dogfights in the area are dangerous.

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Dear Armando,

I love the way every nation in the world takes the milleage alloted them by international law, but Greece is not supposed to because Turkey says so. Well, if Greece was to accept what Turkey has demanded for years with her Jets flying over Greek air space, then wouldn't it bring chaos throughout the world?

Wouldn't other nations demand then that their airspace be compromised or extended according to whim? :rolleyes:

Zenovia

And these are supposed to be two long standing NATO "allies"? Less cooperation than with the "new" NATO allies Poland, Hungary, etc. Let's face it, when it comes down to it we all know which side Turkey will take!

Maybe the Greeks should visit the Turks with some of those "out of work" former Soviet paratroopers.