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After being impounded for 17 hours, a US military aircraft was given clearance at 7:15 a
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fter being impounded for 17 hours, a US military aircraft was given clearance at 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday after it entered Indonesian airspace uninvited the day before.
"We have allowed them to continue their journey to Singapore [the aircraft's final destination] after we received security clearance from TNI headquarters as well as diplomatic clearance [from the Foreign Ministry]," said Sultan Iskandar Muda Air Force Base commander Col. Supri Abu.
On Monday, the Air Force forced down the aircraft for entering Indonesian airspace without clearance. The twin turboprop Dornier 328 was flying from Maldives to Singapore via Sri Lanka. Supri said it was a transport aircraft belonging to the US military with a five-person crew.
"According to the ruling, since the aircraft did not have clearance, we had to impound it," said Supri, adding that the pilot requested to stop at Sultan Iskandar Muda for refueling before heading to Singapore.
