Plane forced down by Iranian air force was a Falcon jet.(Photo: Sky News)
Iran Creates International Panic After Claiming US Plane Violated Airspace -- Times Online
An Iranian news agency sparked fears of an international standoff and left the Pentagon scrambling to identify its planes today after it reported that a US jet had strayed into its territory and been forced to land.
The semi-official Fars News Agency this afternoon said that five US military officials and three civilians were interrogated at an unnamed Iranian airport after accidentally straying into the Islamic Republic's airspace.
They were released after it was established that the plane had not entered the territory intentionally, the agency said, adding that it did not know when the incident had happened.
After hastily investigating the claims, however, the Pentagon poured scorn on them.
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My Comment: Many are expecting an attack on Iran's nuclear facilities. Any Iranian radar glitches will produce panic everywhere .... from oil prices to families with love ones in Iraq.