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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2015 8:59:08 GMT -8
Turkey shoots down Russian fighter jet which 'violated its airspace' close to Syrian border  Turkey has shot down a Russian fighter jet close to its border with Syria, it has emerged. Turkish military officials say a warplane shot down the jet because it violated its airspace. The  exploded in the air causing a huge fireball which fell on the Turkmen mountain on the Syrian side of the border. Video footage captured in the area shows the jet covered in flames plummeting to the ground. Russia has since confirmed one of its jets was shot down. Officials in Moscow also say they can prove it was flying in Syrian airspace. The Russian Su-24 fighter was believed to be flying at 6,000 metres. The two pilots managed to eject with one of the pilots now in the hands of Turkmen forces in Syria. However, a search is underway for the other pilot. Syrian rebels have shown video footage which they claim shows one of the pilots dead on the ground. Source |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2015 9:10:34 GMT -8
Whose side is Turkey on ?
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Post by Willing Sniper on Nov 24, 2015 10:18:11 GMT -8
A violation is a violation. Russia should have known better.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 24, 2015 10:27:38 GMT -8
How did a turkey get hold of missiles ?
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exploded in the air causing a huge fireball which fell on the Turkmen mountain on the Syrian side of the border.
