NATO member Turkey shoots down Russian fighter jet...
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2015 4:21 am
Turkey says it shot down warplane at border
Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) [Breaking news update at 5:12 a.m.]
The Turkish military says it shot down an unidentified warplane Tuesday near the Turkish-Syrian border, contending it repeatedly violated Turkish airspace and ignored repeated warnings. Turkey's semi-official Anadolu news agency cites Turkish Presidential sources in reporting that a Russian SU-24 was "hit within the framework of engagement rules" in Syria's Bayirbucak area near the Turkish border.
[Previous story posted at 4:45 a.m.]
A Russian warplane crashed Tuesday on the Syrian side of the Turkey-Syria border, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson told CNN.
The cause of the crash and the fate of the pilots remains unclear, although the Russian Defense Ministry said they ejected, according to state-run Sputnik news.
If it turns out that the plane was shot down, that would greatly exacerbate tensions in one of the most fraught regions of the world.
"According to the preliminary reports, the plane was gunned down from the ground," Sputnik reported.
Russian officials said one of tis warplanes was shot down by ground fire in northern Syria.
"The Su-24 bomber jet was in Syrian airspace at the altitude 6,000 meters, the Russian Defense Ministry said," according to Sputnik. "The pilots were reportedly able to parachute out of the jet before it crashed."
Anadolu Agency reported that a warplane of "unknown nationality" crashed on the Syrian side of the border.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/24/middleeas ... index.html
Istanbul, Turkey (CNN) [Breaking news update at 5:12 a.m.]
The Turkish military says it shot down an unidentified warplane Tuesday near the Turkish-Syrian border, contending it repeatedly violated Turkish airspace and ignored repeated warnings. Turkey's semi-official Anadolu news agency cites Turkish Presidential sources in reporting that a Russian SU-24 was "hit within the framework of engagement rules" in Syria's Bayirbucak area near the Turkish border.
[Previous story posted at 4:45 a.m.]
A Russian warplane crashed Tuesday on the Syrian side of the Turkey-Syria border, a Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson told CNN.
The cause of the crash and the fate of the pilots remains unclear, although the Russian Defense Ministry said they ejected, according to state-run Sputnik news.
If it turns out that the plane was shot down, that would greatly exacerbate tensions in one of the most fraught regions of the world.
"According to the preliminary reports, the plane was gunned down from the ground," Sputnik reported.
Russian officials said one of tis warplanes was shot down by ground fire in northern Syria.
"The Su-24 bomber jet was in Syrian airspace at the altitude 6,000 meters, the Russian Defense Ministry said," according to Sputnik. "The pilots were reportedly able to parachute out of the jet before it crashed."
Anadolu Agency reported that a warplane of "unknown nationality" crashed on the Syrian side of the border.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/24/middleeas ... index.html