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Jordan army says it detected suspicious aerial movements near Syria border
The Jordanian army says its air defense radar system had detected suspicious aerial movements from an unknown source along the border with Syria.
Jets believed to be Jordanian had been heard hovering over the Jordanian city of Irbid and areas near the border crossing with Syria, witnesses say.
The army says an air force squadron had flown to ensure the airspace was not under any threat. It did not say from where the movements came.