Coupist F-16s had radar-lock on Erdogan’s business jet

Reuters say during the height of the coup in Turkey, coupist-commandeered F-16s had locked on their radars on the business jet ferrying President Tayyip Erdogan to Istanbul.

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Two government officials with knowledge of the matter confirmed the news to Reuters. The Gulfstream jet was protected by a pair of F-16s loyal to Erdogan. Why the coup-plotters did not shoot down the jet is still a mystery.