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Turkey shoots down "Russian Jet" near border

Turkey shoots down 'Russian jet' near Syrian border and video shows plane coming down

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Turkey has shot down a military jet which it says violated its airspace near the Syrian border.

Turkish media 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 in Turkey said the plane was shot down by Turkish F16s, and that the pilot was given prior warning. The fate of the pilots remains unclear.

According to CNN Turk, images posted to social media showed two pilots parachuting safely to the ground.
Turkey shoots down 'Russian jet' near Syrian border and video shows plane coming down | Middle East | News | The Independent
 
For those who has no idea about Turkish army capabilities... Russia simply cannot do anything about that. Two days ago, Russia started to bomb Turkish origin Turkmen people in Syria and captured their strategic location(it was taken back by Turkmen forces two days later), i think, this was the reason angered Turkey and wanted to warn Russia this way. The region is getting more danger...
 
shot down with what a Aim-9 or Aim-120?
 
LATEST: Jet warned before being targeted, nationality of downed plane is yet unclear - Turkish military official http://on.rt.com/6xe7


URGENT: Turkish PM orders foreign ministry to consult with NATO,UN on latest developments on Syrian border- CNN Türk http://on.rt.com/6xe7

MORE: 2 pilots parachuting out of downed jet (VIDEO) (pic by @HaberturkTV) http://on.rt.com/6xe7

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