March 4 (UPI) -- NATO air and missile defenses intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Iran heading toward Turkish airspace on Wednesday.
The Turkish Ministry of National Defense announced that the ballistic missile had crossed Iraqi and Syrian airspace before being neutralized by NATO air defenses posted in the Mediterranean Sea. There were no casualties or injuries.
"Our resolve and capacity to ensure the security of our country and citizens are at the highest level," the Ministry of Defense said in a press release translated from Turkish. "While Turkey supports regional stability and peace, it is capable of ensuring the security of its territory and citizens, regardless of who or where the threat comes from."
The ministry did not say what it believed the intended target of the missile to be.
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