Turkey shoots down Russian plane for violating air space

November 24, 2015 15:09

Turkish warplanes have reportedly shot down a Russian military aircraft on the border with Syria.Russia's Interfax news agency cited the Russian defence ministry as saying that a Su-24 had crashed in northern Syria, and that its two pilots had ejected, reports the BBC.

Turkish military officials said Turkish F-16s had shot down the plane after repeatedly warning its pilots that they were violating Turkish airspace.

Video footage showed the plane crashing into mountains in Latakia province.Russia launched an air campaign to bolster Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government in late September.

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