ANKARA (Web Desk) – A Russian warplane was shot by a Turkish F-16 jet for violation its airspace, official sources confirmed on Tuesday.
The incident took place near Syria’s Latakia region.
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Both Russia and its ally, Syria’s government, have been carrying out strikes in the area since the beginning of this month.
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Both pilots ejected the airplane before it was shot. However Turkish TV has claimed that at least one of pilot died in incident.
Suriyeli muhalifler düşürülen Su-24 tipi uçağın pilotunun öldüğünü iddia ediyor pic.twitter.com/Bq9deALyel
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However, Russia’s defense ministry was not immediately available for comment.
Turkish F16s warned the jet, Su-24, over the airspace violations before shooting it down, an international news agency said citing Turkish military sources.
