Tuesday, October 7, 2008

U.S.: Pentagon Denies Report That U.S. Plane Forced to Land in Iran

ALERT

The Pentagon has a denied a news report out of Iran that a U.S. military plane was forced to land there, saying that all U.S. planes are accounted for, Reuters reported Tuesday.

The Fars news agency reported earlier Tuesday that Five senior U.S. military officials were interrogated at an Iranian airport and released the next day after it was found that the U.S. plane had not entered intentionally, according to Reuters.

But the Pentagon disputed the report.

"All aircraft in the region are accounted for and we have no reports of any aircraft landing in Iran," Lt. Col. Patrick Ryder told Reuters.

Central Command said there was no report of U.S. planes being asked to land...(FOXNEWS).

Full Article: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,433762,00.html

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