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Greece, Cyprus Lash Out at Turkey for 'Illegal' Drilling in Eastern
Mediterranean

Anthee Carassava

   ATHENS - Turkey has been flying F-16 fighter jets over the Libyan coast
   as it steps up its intervention in the country's civil war. It also has
   sent a vessel to drill for oil off the coast of Cyprus, angering the
   island republic and its sister state, Greece. The two EU members states
   have placed their militaries on alert for fear of what they call
   further provocations from Turkey as the government of Recep Tayyip
   Erdogan faces trouble back home.
   In a stinging statement, the Greek Foreign Ministry has accused Turkey
   of behaving in what it calls "delinquent" fashion '¦ defying
   international rules and sending an exploratory vessel to drill for oil
   in waters for which Cyprus alone has rights.

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