SINGAPORE ¨C Some major airlines were rerouting flights on Wednesday after Europe¡¯s air traffic control agency warned aircraft flying in the eastern Mediterranean to exercise caution due to possible airstrikes into Syria.
Eurocontrol said in a notification published on Tuesday afternoon that air-to-ground and cruise missiles could be used over the following 72 hours and there was a possibility of intermittent disruption to radio navigation equipment.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Western allies are discussing possible military action to punish Syria¡¯s President Bashar Assad for a suspected poison gas attack on Saturday on a rebel-held town that had long held out against government forces.
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