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Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy Orhan Duzgun "demanded that the government reveal the nationality of the accompanying jet...."
Hatay area Syrians "saw (it) with their naked eyes. There were two planes flying. The fate of the second one remains unknown. The government....denies" what people on the ground saw.
Duzgun believes it belonged to another NATO member. Its country of origin isn't known. It could be America. US military aircraft operate from Incirlik Air Base. It's near the Aegean Sea close to Syria's border. It's operated jointly by Washington and Ankara. Both planes likely flew from the same location.
On Thursday, insurgents attacked the privately owned Al-Ikhbariaya TV station. It's located 20 km south of Damascus. Despite no evidence suggesting it, The New York Times claimed "elite Syrian Republican Guard" defectors were responsible.
AP gave a different account. It said "gunmen" raided the station. Seven employees were killed. Others were kidnapped. Al-Ikhbariya's compound sustained heavy damage. Nonetheless, broadcasts resumed shortly after the attack.
One employee said:
"I heard a small explosion then a huge explosion and gunmen ran in. They ransacked the offices and entirely destroyed the newsroom."
Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi called it "a massacre against the freedom of the press." Terrorists were responsible, he said.
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