Turkish military has shot down a Russian war plane near its border to Syria, Ankara and Moscow confirms.
The Russian Sukhoi Su-24 jet was shot down by Turkish F-16 fighter planes on Tuesday morning after violating the country's air space and ignoring nearly a dozen warnings, army officials said.
However, Russia's Ministry of Defence claims the jet was in Syrian airspace, and was shot down from the ground.
Source: daily mail
Netizen comment
Pete, Stoke on Trent
If Turkey has shot down a Russian aircraft this is an outrage which will have far reaching conseqences. They are clearly the main supporters if ISIS along with their NATO allies which together have enabled ISIS to stockpile trillions of dollars in oil revenues and supplied them with arms all with the sole aim of deposing Assad. The world needs to wake up and unify before this gets completely out of hand.
snapemonster, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
I find this more scary than the recent terrorist attack in France... Let's hope it's not a Russian jet.
seanj0hn, Scotland, United Kingdom
Oh dear. Rumours surfacing that the jet was indeed Russian and brought down by Turkish F16's. Given the operation Russia is currently performing in Syria to eliminate the threat we all currently face, what benefit would the Turks have in downing a Russian jet? And they knew it was Russian, they gave the pilot(s) prior warning.
Dead_Parrot, Wellington, New Zealand
Has Erdogan actually admitted being on ISIS's side yet, or is he claiming to be on ours?
reef 66, cleveleys, United Kingdom
Let hope it wasn't a Russian plane
Jackflash, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
VLAD IS NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS WELL ?
Bah Humbug, Humbug Scrub S.A., Australia
The Turkish better hope that it wasn't a Russian F16!
Alex Khalansky, Moscow, Russia
Yes, it was our plane. Waiting for official comment of our Government. The question is - WTF is going on and why is the West fighting Russia and not ISIS? Crimea and sanctions were fun, sure, but thing are really serious now. If you want Putin's ass - go get it, no objections from me. But why shot a plane, who was attacking those guys who bombed Paris?.. Cheers from Russia, Moscow.
→ KLOU, atherton, United Kingdom
The 'West' isn't attacking Russia, we need you more than ever!! Turkey attacked Russia, not the entire west. I question Turkeys loyalty in this whole thing and have since the beginning.
→ Kim, Setubal, Portugal
They were attacking Turkmen forces, not ISIS. Russia is bombing ALL the forces opposed to Assad's government, not just the 30,000 who belong to ISIS. If a military plane violates your airspace, carries out operations from within your territory and ignores several warnings to leave, it's standard practice to shoot it down.
modine, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Can't trust the Turks
nellakam, Las Palmas, Spain
This is an act of war by Turkey against Russia and in support of IS. When US and French jets fly in Turkish air space then there is no issue but when Russians cross the border by 100 meters then it is a big deal. Turkey is just as bad as Saudi and IS. They have been exterminating Kurds for decades and now they are aring and financing IS. If Turkey closed its border with Syria then the whole war would be over in two weeks.
aphilo77, Nicosia, Cyprus
Does anyone need any more proof that Turkey is supporting ISIS????
→ Mighty T Shank, Lavia, Finland
F .. uck NO! Turkey also has training center for the ISIS.
vakap, helsinki, Finland
this was a highly symbolic move. you dont shoot down a russian plane in that area at this time in history, unless you are trying to make a point. and btw the turks invade the greek airspace daily. if the greeks were not weak and poor, there would be constant battle. no matter how you look at it, turkey is isis's Number one ally in the region.
Alain, Bordeaux, France
That's turkey helping their ISIS allies.
Monk1, st petersburg, Russia
Start of WW3 .
smurf, Chelmsford, United Kingdom
Would I fight in a World war to support Turkey....... NO
Kitty75, somewhere along the road, Ireland
No EU membership for you my Turkish friends!!!
Joe Shih, Geylang, Singapore
The Turks act real tough when they think they have NATO to back them up..........they might get a bad surprise real soon.
→ George Mach, Moscow, Russia
If you don`t have total idiots in NATO, they wouldn`t mess with Russia. They can`t scare Putin no matter what they say or do, and Putin will never back down. I hope they understand it too!
Raija Helena, Riihimäki, Finland
Turkey sucks, they protect Isis
bouba, alexandria, Egypt
Turkey should be kicked out of Nato. they have been helping 'ISIS' from day one. only the dumb US president believes they are helping in the fight against ISIS. A simple question why hasn't Turkey, bombed any ISIS, positions.
AGU, Riga, Latvia
Russian people (and others) - Turkey is not our holiday destination, for ever!!!
Ron Zupancic, pittsburgh, United States
they protect their airspace ,but allow isis to get supplies and fighters across all day long
DBanks, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Turkey likes and support murderer's ISIS
Therese, BoZ, Netherlands
Can we shoot turks who invade our space?
Bec, Australia, Australia
God help Turkey if those pilots are captured because Putin will make them pay heavily for it.
Harley Quinn, Allentown PA, United States
Turkey has made a big mistake by shooting down the Russian aircraft Putin will not take that lying down, who's side is Turkey on I don't think it is ours. And to think Turkey wants to join the EU I think there application has been denied.
alfaQ, Toronto, Canada
the turks are treacherous, they shoot at russians fighting isis at their border but they allow isis fighters to go back and forth over that border at will. europe doesnt want turkey now russia with syria, iraq and iran can block turkey on that side too. lets hope they are not stupid enough to capture and imprison these russian pilots. if it turns out the plane was in syrian airspace then look for payback.
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