Tension high after jet downed
By Xinhua in Ankara | China Daily | Updated: 2015-11-25 07:52
Tension between Turkey and Russia has escalated after Turkish warplanes shot down a Russian military jet along the border with Syria on Tuesday.
According to a Turkish military statement, two Turkish F-16s shot down the Su-24 after warning its pilots 10 times in five minutes that they were violating Turkish airspace.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the plane was attacked when it was 1 kilometer inside Syria, and he warned of "serious consequences" for what he termed a "stab in the back".
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