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Turkey gave no warning: Downed Russian pilot
November 25, 2015
The surviving pilot of a Russian plane shot down by Turkey on the Syrian border has said no warning was given.
Captain Konstantin Murakhtin told Russian television there was "no way" the jet could have violated Turkish airspace, as Turkey said it did.
Russia said Capt Murakhtin was rescued in a 12-hour operation involving special forces.Turkey insists the pilots were warned 10 times before the plane was shot down.