Turkey 'shoot down Russian warplane on Syria border'

Turkey Says It Shot Down Russian Warplane A Russian Su-24 fighter has been shot down in Syria, the Russian Defense Ministry said, adding the plane hadn’t violated Turkish airspace and was flying at an altitude of 6,000 meters. Turkish warplanes have reportedly shot down an unidentified military aircraft on the border with Syria. Turkish military officials said Turkish F-16s shot down the plane after warning its pilots that they were violating Turkish airspace. Video footage has emerged of the plane crashing and of the pilots then parachuting to the ground near the border with Hatay province.