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The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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Sweden protested to Russia over the shooting down of two Swedish military planes by Soviet fighters over the Baltic Sea, rejecting claims of territorial violation and asserting freedom to fly over international waters. Sweden will seek justice in an international tribunal unless Moscow admits responsibility.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden, (AP) Sweden told Russia Wednesday she would seek justice in an international tribunal unless Moscow admits that Soviet fighters shot down two Swedish planes over the open Baltic Sea.
A new Swedish protest note, rejecting Russian claims that the planes had violated Soviet territorial waters, insisted "Swedish military aircraft are of course entirely free to fly over the free sea and will in the future, as hitherto, make use of this right.
"Soviet military forces cannot, any more than the military forces of any other country, claim the right to exercise sovereignty in such waters over aircraft of another nationality," the note declared.
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Baltic Sea
Event Date
Wednesday
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two swedish planes shot down
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Sweden informed Russia she would seek justice in an international tribunal unless Moscow admits Soviet fighters shot down two Swedish planes over the open Baltic Sea. A Swedish protest note rejected Russian claims of territorial waters violation and affirmed Swedish military aircraft's freedom to fly over international waters, denying Soviet sovereignty over such aircraft.