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NATO forces destroyed a second missile fired from Iran over Turkish airspace, the Turkish Ministry of Defence announced today in a statement.
“A ballistic missile fired from Iran that penetrated Turkish airspace was neutralised by NATO air defence and anti-missile elements deployed in the Eastern Mediterranean,” the ministry said.
“Fragments of the missile fell in fields in Gaziantep [southeastern Turkey]. The incident caused no casualties or injuries,” the ministry added in the statement, cited by the AFP news agency.
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An identical incident had already been reported by Turkey on Wednesday, March 4, on the fourth day of the war triggered by the joint US and Israeli offensive against Iran.
