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Turkey shoots down Russian military jet
24 Nov 2015 at 03:47hrs | Views
Turkey has shot down a military jet which it says violated its airspace near the Syrian border.
Turkish TV reports described the plane as Russian, and video posted by the Haberturk TV station appeared to show the jet coming down in flames.
A military official, quoted by Turkey's Dogan news agency, said the plane was shot down by Turkish F16s, and that the pilot was given prior warning. He did not say which nation the plane was from.
Various reports described the plane as coming down in hostile Syrian territory, and the fate of the two pilots on board was unkown.
CNN Turk published images purporting to show two pilots parachuting safely to the ground, and reported that two helicopters had been sent from Turkey to retrieve them.
While a number of videos were posted to social media appearing to show the plane itself crashing.
Turkish TV reports described the plane as Russian, and video posted by the Haberturk TV station appeared to show the jet coming down in flames.
A military official, quoted by Turkey's Dogan news agency, said the plane was shot down by Turkish F16s, and that the pilot was given prior warning. He did not say which nation the plane was from.
CNN Turk published images purporting to show two pilots parachuting safely to the ground, and reported that two helicopters had been sent from Turkey to retrieve them.
While a number of videos were posted to social media appearing to show the plane itself crashing.
Source - independent
