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Turkey denies deliberately holding Greek plane in the air

| October 15, 2020 5:03 AM

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey on Thursday denied accusations by Greece that Ankara refused an overflight permit to a plane carrying Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, forcing the aircraft to remain in the air for 20 minutes.

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