October 16, 2024

Athens News

News in English from Greece

NATO exercise: death in the mountains of Greece


A British tourist wanted to photograph a spectacular NATO exercise in the Greek mountains when he fell off a cliff and fell to his death.

About the tragic incident tells tabloid Daily Mail. The 67-year-old was among other photographers from Germany and Britain who traveled to the mountains to document the flights of NATO fighter jets.

The Briton was found in a gorge near Kalavryta. His companions tried to resuscitate the man, but they could not save him.

Previously we told that Türkiye will not participate in the NATO exercise “Ramstein Flag 24”, which will be held for the first time in Greece. She canceled her participation The Turkish Air Force refused to provide flight plans for its fighters to operate in the FIR* of Athens airspace. Türkiye appears to have decided to stay away from the alliance's major exercises, Ramstein Flag 24. Despite pressure from Ankara that submission of flight plans was not necessary, Athens, like other allied countries, rejected Turkey's objections.



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