Missile launch redirects jet
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A Garuda Indonesia Boeing 747 carrying hundreds of passengers was forced to turn around over Indian airspace after a nuclear-capable ballistic missile streaked across the sky, the Foreign Ministry said.
Indonesia has demanded an explanation from New Delhi, which insisted that aviation authorities were informed about Thursday’s test launch well in advance.
The plane was en route from Jakarta to Saudi Arabia when the Indian control tower told pilots that the missile had been launched, a spokesman for the national airline said, denying that officials had advance warning of the test.
The plane returned to Jakarta and then resumed its trip.
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