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Finland has summoned the Russian ambassador after a suspected airspace violation near Hanko. The Finnish Border Guard is investigating the incident.
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's foreign ministry said on Monday it had summoned the Russian ambassador to Helsinki to request an explanation regarding a suspected violation of Finnish airspace that occurred on February 7.
The suspected violation occurred over the Gulf of Finland, west of the town of Hanko, at around 5:15 p.m. (1515 GMT), the ministry said.
"The Russian plane is suspected of having flown in Finnish airspace for a few minutes," it said in a statement.
The Finnish Border Guard agency was investigating the incident and would provide further information as the investigation progressed, the ministry added.
(Reporting by Gwladys Fouche in Oslo and Essi Lehto in Helsinki; editing by Mark Heinrich and Sharon Singleton)
The main topic is the suspected violation of Finnish airspace by a Russian plane and the subsequent diplomatic actions taken by Finland.
Finland summoned the Russian ambassador to request an explanation for the suspected airspace violation by a Russian plane.
The Finnish Border Guard agency is investigating the suspected airspace violation.
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