In this Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017 file photo, an aircraft takes off from Larnaca airport past the control tower, at the southern coastal city of Larnaca, Cyprus. A flight safety organization is warning that a Turkish drone base in ethnically divided Cyprus could increase safety risks for thousands of commercial flights that cross the airspace around the eastern Mediterranean island. FSF-Med, which is affiliated with the International Flight Safety Foundation, said Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021 the planned upgrade for the Turkish air base in Gecitkale — which is called Lefkoniko in Greek — may compound a communications problem between aviation authorities in Turkey and Cyprus. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias, file)
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