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Turkey arrests man who shot at Russian pilot (UPDATE)

Türkiye Materials 31 March 2016 17:54 (UTC +04:00)
Alparslan Celik, who shot at the second Russian pilot who catapulted after the destruction of the Russian SU-24 bomber, has been arrested in Turkey’s Izmir province.

Details added (first version posted on 17:42)

Baku, Azerbaijan, March 31

By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:

Alparslan Celik, who shot at the second Russian pilot who catapulted after the destruction of the Russian SU-24 bomber, has been arrested in Turkey's Izmir province, Hurriyet newspaper reported March 31.

Aside from Celik, 14 people have also been detained.

Firearms were seized from Celik when arresting him.

Relations between Russia and Turkey have deteriorated after Turkish Air Force jets shot down the Russian SU-24 bomber when it entered Turkish airspace Nov. 24, 2015. After the incident, Russia's president signed a decree on measures to ensure national security and on special economic measures in regard to Turkey.

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