Friday, May 23, 2008

Leaders ask Why U.S. Plane Violated Airspace

This was reported from Caracas, Venezuela. They said Venezuela wants the U.S. ambassador to explain a violation of its airspace by a U.S. Navy Plane. This was according to the country's foreign minister on Monday. The plan was detected Saturday night near the Caribbean island of La Orchila. It was Navy S-3 Viking, used for counter narcotics missions. It may have accidentally crossed into Venezuela's airspace while experiencing navigational problems on a training mission in international airspace. This was according to a U.S. defense official who was speaking on condition of anonymity because of the issue's sensitivity.

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