Bulgaria Denies Russian Planes Permission to Pass to Syria
- Government suspects planes not carrying humanitarian aid
- Russia denies any military intervention in Syrian confict
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Bulgaria denied Russian military-transport planes permission to cross its airspace on their way to Syria on suspicion they weren’t carrying humanitarian aid as claimed as tensions grew over reports that Russia is stepping up its intervention in the Middle Eastern country.
Russia asked to use Bulgaria’s airspace on Sept. 1-24 several days ago to carry assistance to Syria, Betina Zhoteva, spokeswoman for the Foreign Ministry in Sofia, said by phone on Tuesday.