SYDNEY, September 9 (RIA Novosti) - Australian Air Force fighter jets intercepted a small civilian airplane that breached a no-fly zone over the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit Sunday.
The plane, a small Cessna, flew into restricted airspace over Penrith, near Sydney, in violation of a flight ban during the summit. It failed to respond to repeated radio calls, and was intercepted by two FA-18 fighters who reportedly fired flares at it.
The plane made a forced landing at the Bankstown airport, from where it had taken off, and authorities questioned the pilot before determining that there was no threat.
According to an Australian defense source, "the situation was cleared up and resolved quickly."
