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Intel: Missile launched on Turkey's Black Sea coast after notice of S-400 test

Turkey's Defense Ministry has not publicly confirmed if the missile was part of planned tests of the Russian-built air defense system.

ANKARA, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 25: The S-400 air defence system from Russia is activated for testing at Turkish Air Force's Murdet Air Base on November 25, 2019 in Ankara, Turkey. Turkey purchased the anti-aircraft weapons system from Russia over the objections of the United States, which has threatened to sanction Turkey and exclude it from its F-35 fighter jet program. The U.S. fears that the F-35, which is designed to evade such anti-aircraft systems, will be compromised if Turkey deploys both. (Photo by Gett
The S-400 air defense system from Russia is activated for testing at Turkish Air Force's Murdet Air Base on Nov. 25, 2019, in Ankara, Turkey. — Getty Images

At least one missile was fired in Turkey's northern city of Sinop on Friday following a Turkish report that the military would test its Russian-built S-400 air defense system in the area this week.

Video of the launch was posted to social media by a local resident on Friday morning.

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