Iran accuses US of violating its airspace
Tehran, April 1 (Xinhua) Iran has accused US Air Force of violating its airspace.
Two US airplanes trespassed Iranian airspace Saturday from the northwest of Abadan in Khuzestan province and disappeared southwest, Colonel Aqili, a military commander, was quoted by Iran's state television Sunday.
'The planes cast out white smoke trails attracting the people's attention,' he said.
Aqili said that US had violated Iranian airspace several times in the past.
Iran has detained 15 British seamen alleging the British Navy had trespassed its territorial waters. The issue has sparked diplomatic tension between Iran and UK.
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