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

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.