Turkey downs Russian jet

Turkish warplanes have shot down a Russian military aircraft on the border with Syria, claiming it violated Turkish airspace and ignored repeated warnings. Russia denies the plane crossed into Turkish skies
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Sukhoi Su-24
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TURKEY
Turkey says two F-16 fighter jets shot down Su-24. Russia says plane crashed on Syrian territory after being hit by fire from ground. Both pilots managed to eject
LEBANON SYRIA Damascus Latakia Aleppo JORDAN IRAQ
100km 60 miles
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Picture: Associated Press
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