Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Turkey Shoots Down Russian SU 24 Jet Fighter over Airspace Violation

   Turkey shoots down RUSSIAN Su-24 jet on Syrian border

The plane, a Russian Sukhoi Su-24, was shot down by Turkish army F-16 fighter jets early Tuesday morning, and landed in the Turkomen Mountains region in the coastal province of Latakia in Syria. Turkish army officials say the Russian plane had violated the country's air space close to the Syrian border and was shot down after ignoring several warnings. However, Russia's Ministry of Defense claims the jet was in Syrian airspace, and was shot down from the ground. Both pilots ejected themselves from the jet and could be seen parachuting down to the ground, where at least one has been reported as captured by Syrian rebels.

                                 Crash site: Smoke billowing from the wreckage of a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 jet was shot down by Turkish F-16 fighter planes on Tuesday morning and crashed in Syria's Turkoman mountains

                                Conflicting stories: Turkey claims they shot the plane down as it was violating the country's airspace after the pilots ignored 'ten warnings in the space of five minutes', but Russia says the jet was in Syrian airspace

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