Sirens sounded at the Incirlik air base, used by NATO, in the Adana province of southeastern Turkey, the Turkish Anadolu news agency reported today. “Sirens were heard today at the Incirlik air base in Turkey,” the agency reported in its English service without specifying the time of the incident or providing other details.
On the other hand, the Turkish channel A Haber spoke of a ballistic missile launched from Iran towards the base in Adana. According to the same source, the images recorded and published on social media are not of a missile strike but of its fragments after its interception. Sources cited by the Turkish media say that there was no explosion from the missile.
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US troops are stationed at Turkey's Incirlik air base as part of NATO. According to Turkish media, sirens sounded at around 03:25 (local time, 02:25 Greek time) and for five minutes in Adana.
A burning object appears to fall from the sky in videos posted by social media users.
Two missiles, launched from Iran, have been destroyed inside Turkish airspace since the start of the war in the Middle East.
Turkey announced on Tuesday that a Patriot air defense system had been deployed in the center of the country, the day after NATO intercepted a second missile launched from Iran.
On Monday, Washington closed its consulate general in Adana and called on American citizens to leave the area.
Source: protothema.gr
