Russia denies air space violation
Confirming that the warplane crashed down, Russia's Ministry of Defence said: "#SYRIA Russian aircraft Su-24 crashed in Syria. According to the preliminary data, the pilots managed to eject from the warplane."
"#SYRIA During all flight time, aircraft was flying only within borders of Syrian territory. Objective monitoring data shows it," read another tweet.
Turkey on Tuesday said a warplane believed to be a Russian type SU-24 has been shot down on Tuesday for violating Turkey's airspace, media reports said.
The Russian type SU-24 was shot down by Turkish jets , reports said.
Turkish jets shot down a warplane believed to be a Russian type SU-24 for violating Turkey's airspace near its border with Syria on Tuesday, Turkish presidential sources told Anadolu Agency.
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