The Turkish army said it shot down Russian military aircraft that violated the airspace of Turkey near the Syrian border. The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed the shooting down of the plane Su-24.
Prime Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu told the chief diplomatic consultations with NATO allies, the UN and other countries in connection with the events at the border.
The army said that the plane was shot down by Turkish aircraft after it violated Turkish airspace. Turkish government sources reported that downed the plane belonged to Russia. The Air Force of this country had to warn the pilot of the Russian ten times.
Anadolu news agency reported that the plane catapulted two pilots. The machine fell on the Syrian side of the border in a wooded area known as the Mountains of the Turkmens. According to CNN Turk, the pilots they came into the hands of the Turkmens.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense aircraft has not violated the airspace of Turkey. Shot down the machine is, according to the Russian Defense Ministry bomber Su-24.
| mk | CNN, reuters.com, telewizjarepublika.pl |
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