Turkish military aircraft shot down a Russian jet Tuesday after Turkey says it violated its airspace near the border with Syria. Russian officials confirmed that a Russian warplane had been shot down but claimed it had been flying over Syria and had not violated Turkish airspace.
The plane was likely shot down “due to shelling from the ground,” the Russian Minisstry of Defense said. The incident could mark a major escalation in the airspace conflict over Syria that could seriously increase friction between Russia and the West since Turkey is a member of NATO.
The Russian Defense Ministry said the plane was one of more than three-dozen fixed-wing aircraft flying sorties in Syria as part of Russia’s two-month old bombing campaign there. It is the first Russian plane to crash in that time. Read Full Gist @ WPost
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