Russian military plane shot down near Turkey-Syria border

Russian military plane shot down near Turkey-Syria border
Credit: Photo by Fatih Akta/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

According to Turkish officials, Turkey has shot down a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 military plane near its border with Syria. Russia said the plane had stayed above Syria while Turkey said it had encroached upon Turkish airspace. Russian President Vladimir Putin has called the downing a "stab in the back by the accomplices of terrorists" and said it would have "serious consequences for Russian-Turkish relations."

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