PM's helicopter forced to take evasive action from Turkish fighters in the Aegean

Turkish fighter jets attempted Monday to harass the helicopter transporting Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to the eastern Aegean island of Agathonisi. They were intercepted by Greek fighters and never got very close, but the helicopter still had to take evasive action.

State ANA-MPA news agency reported that Tsipras was being transported in a Chinook helicopter to Agathonisi, a small Greek island south of Samos and fairly close to the Turkish coast, when two Turkish F-4 fighters approached, violating Greek airspace in the process.

The Turkish fighters, flying at a height of 6,000 feet approached within 4 miles of Tsipras' helicopter, which was approaching Agathonisi at a height of 2,000 feet. The Chinook flew lower to avoid the Turkish fighters, which were intercepted by Greek F-16s.

Tsipras referred to the incident at Agathonisi. "Coming here, I was harassed by...