Source Elaborates on US Jet Landing

TEHRAN (FNA)-

A military source of Iran's Armed Forces Tuesday elaborated on reports that Iranian fighter jets forced a US aircraft to land in the country.

The source also went on to say that the Falcon jet announcing a military flight code intended to enter Iran's airspace on September 30.

Iran opposed to allow it to pass the flight space, then, the aircraft changed the route, the source added.

The source also said that the Islamic Republic of Iran agreed to the aircraft request to enter the country's airspace, because it declared a non-military flight code for the second time.

According to the official, after entering the Iranian flight area, the identity of the aircraft was found the same military one, which tried to pass the airspace two hours earlier, thus, Iran's fighter jets forced it to land in.

The source further underlined that people on board of the military aircraft were from another country, adding that Iran allowed it to continue to fly after proving their good-will.

Iranian Fighters Force US Jet to Land

TEHRAN (FNA)-

Iranian Air Force fighters forced a US Falcon to land after the jet violated Iran's airspace.

FNA dispatches said that the US Falcon jet had entered Iranian airspace from Turkey despite repeated warnings by the Islamic Republic Air Force.

The US jet was flying at low altitude in a bid to remain unnoticed by Iranian Radars, but it was made to touch down at an Iranian air port escorted by Air Force fighter jets.

The flying crew and passengers, including five US militaries and three civilians, were released after daylong interrogations revealed that they had violated Iranian airspace unintentionally as they were en route to Afghanistan.

The US Falcon and all those aboard left Iran for Afghanistan after receiving takeoff permission from Iranian authorities.

Pentagon denies reports about U.S. aircraft's landing in Iran

www.chinaview.cn 2008-10-07 21:53:46  

    WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) --

The Pentagon denied news reports Tuesday that a U.S. military aircraft was forced to land in Iran after violating Iran's airspace.

    Pentagon Bryan Whitman said he hasn't "heard anything like that."

  ;  "All aircraft in the region are accounted for and we have no reports of any aircraft landing in Iran," said another U.S. official.

    Earlier, Iran's state-run Fars news agency said a U.S. military aircraft was forced to land in Iran after violating Iran's airspace,

    The report said the plane was carrying five U.S. generals and three nonmilitary passengers and they were questioned before being released and allowed to leave for Afghanistan, which was their destination.

Editor: David Du

U.S. warplane forced down in Iran

www.chinaview.cn 2008-10-07 21:31:03  

    TEHRAN, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) --

 Iranian jet fighters have forced a U.S. warplane to land in one of Iran's airports after it entered Iran's air space without permission, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported on Tuesday.

    The U.S. warplane has eight passengers, including five high ranking generals and three civilians, Fars said without specifying when the incident happened.

    According to the report, the U.S. warplane incursion was found unintentional after one day's interrogation in the airport and was let fly to Afghanistan which was claimed as its destination.

    The report has not been confirmed by either Iranian or American military officials.

Editor: David Du