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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: airspace violation

airspace violation stories: 3 news summaries

(Newser) - An errant plane set off a brief security scare in Washington today, prompting the relocation of President Obama and VP Biden, Bloomberg reports. The small aircraft entered restricted airspace before being intercepted by military jets and obeying orders to leave the area and land at a nearby airport. During the... More »

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Barack Obama • Joe Biden • Washington DC • White House • plane • airspace violation • Robert Gibbs • President Obama • U.S. Capitol • Piper Cub

 North Korea Threatens 
 Civilian Flights 

South Korean-US military exercise rattles Pyongyang

Mar 5, 09 1:20 PM CST
(Newser) - North Korea said it could not guarantee the safety of civilian flights near its airspace in light of a joint US-South Korean military exercise, the Telegraph reports. The annual exercise, which South Korea and the US say is purely defensive, is for next week. Pyongyang warned that it could not... More »

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North Korea • South Korea • Kim Jong Il • civilians • military exercises • airspace violation • Lee Myung Bak

 Jet Forced Down 
 in Iran Was Private 

Military denies Iranian reports that military aircraft deplaned

Oct 7, 08 11:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - The US military says it was a business, not military, jet that was forced down after violating Iran's airspace a week ago, denying Iranian reports that any Americans were aboard, CNN reports. An Iranian news agency caused international worry when it reported that the aircraft had five American military officials... More »

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Iran • US military • Americans • aircraft • military jets • airspace violation

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