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Chinese Military Aircraft Allegedly Entered Indian Airspace Over Sikkim, Says Report

Headline via Odisha Bytes · first report 15 Nov, 09:43 IST, latest 15 Nov, 13:29 IST

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What we know

2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from Free Press Journal at 15 Nov, 09:43 IST; the latest is from Odisha Bytes at 15 Nov, 13:29 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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Reported by2 news organisations
First report15 Nov, 09:43 IST
Latest report15 Nov, 13:29 IST
DeskIndia

What the reports sayEach newsroom’s own summary of its report, from its feed

New Delhi: A Chinese military aircraft may have entered Indian airspace over Sikkim on November 12 and stayed in the area for about 20–25 minutes, according to an Outlook India report. The report is based on an unnamed source, and Indian authorities have not…

Quoted from the newsrooms’ own feeds, with their names and links. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details.

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