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Turkey reveals airspace violation by Russian jet

Türkiye Materials 30 January 2016 21:37 (UTC +04:00)
Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that a Russian fighter jet violated Turkish airspace on Friday.
Turkey reveals airspace violation by Russian jet

Turkey's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that a Russian fighter jet violated Turkish airspace on Friday, Anadolu agency reported.

An official statement released on Saturday said that the Russian craft -- a SU-34 fighter-bomber -- was repeatedly warned by Turkish air radar units in Russian and English.

"A Russian SU-34 fighter jet violated Turkish airspace yesterday (Jan. 29, 2016) at 11.46 a.m. local time in Turkey (0946 GMT)," the statement read.

No details on the location of the airspace violation were supplied.

It is also reported on the ministry's website that the Russia's ambassador in Ankara was summoned.

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