Ammunition ballistics fired from Iran towards Turkey were neutralized by NATO air and missile defense units in the eastern Mediterranean.
This was made known on Turkish Ministry of National Defense, according to the agency Anadolu.
The missile detected after passing over Iraq and Syria
“A ballistic missile, launched by Iran and detected while heading towards Turkish airspace after crossing the airspace Iraqi and Syrian, it was promptly intercepted and neutralized by air and missile defense elements of the NATO deployed in the eastern Mediterranean”, reads the press release from the Turkish Ministry of Defense.
Debris fell in Hatay province
According to what the authorities reported, the bomb fell in the Dörtyol district, in the province of Hatay, belonged to a anti-aircraft munition used to intercept the threat in flight.
They don’t register casualties or injuries.
Ankara: «We will defend our airspace»
“Our determination and ability to protect the security of our country are at the highest levels. All necessary measures will be taken without hesitation to defend ours territory and our airspace,” he declared Burhanettin Duran, Presidential Communications Director Recep Tayyip Erdogan.