Russian jet hit inside Syria after incursion into Turkey- US official

Turkey informed the US that it shot down the warplane after it violated Turkish airspace but US forces not involved


Reuters November 25, 2015
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WASHINGTON, DC: The United States believes that the Russian jet shot down by Turkey on Tuesday was hit inside Syrian airspace after a brief incursion into Turkish airspace, a US official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.

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The official said that assessment was based on detection of the heat signature of the jet.

COMMENTS (1)

YASIR | 8 years ago | Reply Turkey has right to defend its territory. No power in the world should voilate the sovergnity of other nations and this is a positive message from turkey to world powers unlike Pakistan.
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