The Israeli Embassy in Budapest has denied reports the two Israeli Air Force aircraft, which have been detected over Hungary’s international airport after passing through Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania, were spy planes.

“The planes were on a diplomatic mission. Of course, they were not spy planes," Ambassador Alice Bin-Noun said, as cited by the New York Post.

He refused to elaborate.

Two Israeli air force Gulfstream V-type jets, equipped with sophisticated intelligence gear, flew more than 1,300 miles over Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania on Wednesday before flying over eastern Budapest and then disappearing, local media reports.

The incident occurred the same day Budapest police said a 52-year-old Syrian was gunned down while stopping his black luxury car at a traffic light on the east side of the capital.

The attacker fired several shots before stealing a black briefcase from the car and fleeing on foot, authorities said.

Police have yet to identify the victim or give a motive.

The Hungarian Foreign Ministry refused comment when asked about a possible diplomatic motive for the flights.

Israeli operatives, including Mossad agents, have been credited with assassinating dozens of targeted Arab terrorists, often in Europe, the New York Post commented.

Some attacks occurred far from the Mideast, such as in Athens, Paris, Rome, Cannes, Norway and even Uruguay.

Aside from possible involvement in the Syrian's murder, the spy planes might have been gathering intelligence, the Hungarian newspaper Nepszabadsag said. The flying distance from Israel to Budapest is greater than to Iran, Israel's sworn enemy, it noted.

Israel has had a bitter relationship with Syria, which provides sanctuary for terrorists in Damascus and sponsors Hezbollah and other terror groups.

In September 2007, Israeli jets reportedly blew up a nuclear reactor in Syria that was being built with North Korean help.

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