Turkey has shot down a Russian warplane on the Syrian
border, a senior Turkish official has said. According to Al
Jazeerah, the plane was shut down on Syrian territory in
Latakia's Yamadi village.
The plane was downed by the Turkish military according to
the rules of engagement because it violated Turkish
airspace, the Turkish official said.
The Turkish president's office identified the plane as
Russian and said it was warned before being shot down,
according to semi-official Anadolou agency.
A Turkish military statement said that the plane violated
Turkish air space in the Hatay province and was warned 'ten
times in five minutes'. "Our two F-16 planes on air patrol
duty intervened in the plane in question on November 24,
2015, 9:24am, according to the rules of engagement," the
statement said.
The Russian defence ministry said that an SU-24 fighter jet
crashed in Syria as a result of an attack from the ground. "A
probe is in progress into the circumstances of the Russian
plane crash," the ministry was quoted as saying by the TASS
Russian News Agency, adding that the plane had stayed
within Syrian airspace. Objective monitoring data confirm
this.".
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