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Russian warplane downed over Syria-Turkey border (UPDATING 6, VIDEO)

Türkiye Materials 24 November 2015 13:48 (UTC +04:00)
NATO is to make a statement soon on the incident involving Russian warplane in Syria

Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 24

By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:

13:44 (GMT+4) NATO is to make a statement soon on the incident involving Russian warplane in Syria, RIA Novosti has reported citing the Alliance.

13:23 (GMT+4) The Russian warplane was downed by the Turkish Air Force after over 10 warnings urging the aircraft to leave Turkey's airspace, the country's General Staff said.

13:15 (GMT+4) Russia's Defense Ministry has said the Su-24, which crashed in Syria, was flying over that country only.

13:03 (GMT+4) A Russian Su-24 warplane crashed in Syria near the border with Turkey, presumably as a result of shooting from ground, Russia's RIA Novosti has reported citing Russian Defense Ministry.

12:31 (GMT+4) Turkish media report that a Syrian fighter jet was shot down by Turkey's Air Force.

Reportedly, the aircraft violated Turkish air space.

12:17 (GMT+4) According to reports the warplane was shot down by the Syrian opposition in the country's north.

The plane's crew managed to bale out.

The aircraft fell on a residential area, densely populated by Syrian Turkomans.

11:46 (GMT+4) A warplane crashed in the territory of Syria Nov. 24 near the border with Turkey, the Turkish news channel TRT Haber reported.

It is currently unknown which country owned the aircraft.

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Footage of downing of a warplane Nov. 24 over Syria

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