Austria says refused US requests for military overflights

(AFP/Al Arabiya) Austria has rejected US requests for military overflights of its territory since the start of the conflict in the Middle East in line with its policy of neutrality, a defense ministry spokesman told AFP on Thursday. “There have indeed been requests and they were refused from the outset,” Colonel Michael Bauer said, adding that every time a similar request “involves a country at war, it is refused.” – Austria says refused US requests for military overflights