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Turkish Prime Minister Defends Decision To Shoot Down Russian Jet
Last updated (GMT/UTC): 24.11.2015 13:49
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has defended Turkey’s shooting down of a Russian fighter jet at the border with Syria, saying Ankara has the right “to take all kinds of measures” against border violations according to international law.
Davutoglu said on November 24 that Turkey will not hesitate to take all steps to protect the country’s security, calling it Turkey’s “national duty.” He stressed that the action did not amount to an aggression against any foreign territory.
Moscow says the plane that was downed never strayed from Syrian territory.
Meanwhile, a spokesman for the rebel group that says it has the body of one of the Russian pilots who ejected from the downed plane says rebels are conducting search operations in the area to find the second crew member.
Jahed Ahmad of the 10th Brigade in the Coast, a group affiliated with the Free Syrian Army, said his group would consider exchanging the body of the Russian pilot they are holding with prisoners held by the Syrian government.
The incident threatened to increase international tension over war-torn Syria, where Russia is a major backer of President Bashar al-Assad’s government and NATO member Turkey is one of its most vocal critics.
http://www.rferl.org/content/turkey-shoots-down-warplane/27383643.html
Oooooh good news if any
The scum bags are trying to make an exchange of prisoners held in Syria ( ie Russian held) for the body of a Russian pilot
Putin should have a very interesting response