Turkey shoots down military plane on Syria border

The Turkish military says it shot down an unidentified warplane Tuesday near the Turkish-Syrian border, contending it repeatedly violated Turkish airspace and ignored repeated warnings.

Other footage by Anadolou apparently showed two pilots parachuting away from the plane.

One Russian pilot of a warplane downed by Turkey over Syria on Tuesday was killed by rebels and the second is missing after they both parachuted, rebel and opposition sources said.

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed its fighter was downed, adding that Moscow knew the aircraft was “certainly” in Syrian airspace, Interfax reported.

This is while the Turkish military said the plane was warned “ten times” before it was shot down for violating Turkish airspace.

Turkey and Russia’s diplomatic relations have been increasingly strained since Moscow started ramping up its military support for the embattled regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

The plane was downed by the Turkish military according to the rules of engagement because it violated Turkish airspace, the Turkish official said. NATO, of which Turkey is a member, will hold an emergency meeting later.

The jet crashed into tents in Latakia’s Yamadi village near the Syrian border, state-run Hurriyet Daily News reported.

The group released a video showing gunmen standing around a blond pilot whose face was bruised and appeared dead.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said nothing about the incident at a ceremony approving the list a new cabinet members.

Turkish officials said the plane was warned several times before it was shot down.

Government bonds advanced across the world as investors sought the safety of fixed-income assets after Turkish forces on the Syrian border shot down a Russian warplane.

While information about the incident is still being processed, here is what Turkish officials say occurred.

In a further sign of a growing fallout over Syria, Syrian rebel fighters who have received U.S. arms said they fired at a Russian helicopter, forcing it to land in territory held by Moscow’s Syrian government allies.

In a statement on its website, the Turkish General Staff said a “warplane of unknown nationality” breached Turkish airspace over Yayladagi, Hatay province, which borders northwest Syria.

In the gruesome footage, a voice is heard saying “A Russian pilot”.

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