A Lebanese plane intercepted over Israel territory succeded in escaping acress the border into Lebanon, a military spokesman announced here today. The plane appeared last evening over the northern part of Israel.
International landing signals given by an Israel fighter were ignored by the Lebanese aircraft, whereupon the fighter fired a warning salvo. However, the Israel pilot gave up the chase when both planes reached the Lebanese border since he did not wish to cross the border.
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