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Turkish Politician Says He Wants to 'Shoot Down One More Russian Plane'
05:42 16.05.2016(updated 05:44 16.05.2016) Get short URL
Following the win of a Russian CSKA basketball team over Turkish Fenerbahce in a May 15 Euroleague title game, Turkish politician Samil Tayyar wrote in his twitter account that he feels like downing another Russian jet.
CSKA Moscow beat Fenerbahce 101-96 in overtime on Sunday, thuswise winning its seventh crown in the biggest game in European basketball. Appearingly upset with the outcome, Turkish parliamentary deputy Samil Tayyar posted a controversial statement on his Twitter account after the game.
"I want to shoot down one more Russian jet!" the politician wrote.
İnsanın bir Rus uçağı daha düşüresi geliyor!
— Şamil Tayyar (@samiltayyar27) May 15, 2016
On November 24, 2015, a Turkish F-16 fighter shot down a Russian Su-24 combat jet over Syria, which fell 2.5 miles from the Turkish border. The jet was carrying out anti-terrorist operations in Syria. The crew of the plane ejected and one of the pilots, Oleg Peshkov, was killed by ground fire, while the second pilot survived. He was later rescued.
The plane was shot down by Turkey as it had allegedly violated Turkish airspace. Both Russian and Syrian military officials confirmed that the plane never crossed into Turkish airspace. In response to the incident, Russia introduced a set of measures against Turkey, which ban or restrict the activities of Turkish organizations in Russia, prohibit hiring Turkish citizens by Russian employers, and ban certain food imports.
Read more: http://sputniknews.com/world/20160516/1039663279/turkey-russia-su-24.html#ixzz48nHwpm18