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| Russia planes 'safe' after Turkey downs aircraft |
| 2015-10-17 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] The Turkish military on Friday said it had downed an "air vehicle" of unknown origin which had violated its air space close to the Syrian border with a U.S. official suspecting it was of Russian origin. The army said that the craft had been warned three times by Turkish planes but had maintained course. It was then "downed by fire from our aircraft on patrol, according to the rules of engagement." The statement did not say if the downed aircraft was manned or a drone. It warned the air force would "decisively" implement ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... 's rules of engagement. Meanwhile, ...back at the pound, the little lost dog backed into the corner and showed its teeth. And what big teeth they were!... a U.S. official told Rooters that Washington suspected it was a Russian drone, but said the information was still preliminary and declined to give any more details. Russian reaction However, a good lie finds more believers than a bad truth... the Russian defence ministry said on Friday all its planes in Syria had safely returned to base and all its drones were operating "as planned" after Turkish warplanes shot down a drone near the Syrian border, the RIA Novosti news agency reported. "All the Russian planes in Syria have returned to the Hmeimim air base after completing their tasks. Russian unmanned aerial vehicles monitoring the situation on the territory of Syria and carrying out air reconnaissance are working as normal," defence ministry front man Igor Konashenkov told Russian news agencies. |
| Posted by:Fred |