Russia Plane down
Russia Plane down
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associate to 2012, when turkey lost a jet to syrian AA fire.
"Mr Erdogan spoke of Turkey's "rage" at the decision to shoot down the F-4 Phantom on 22 June and described Syria as a "clear and present threat". "A short-term border violation can never be a pretext for an attack," he said."
"On Saturday, President Gul said the Turkish government could not ignore the fact that Syria had shot down a Turkish aircraft.
... "It is routine for jet fighters to sometimes fly in and out over [national] borders... when you consider their speed over the sea," he added. These are not ill-intentioned things but happen beyond control due to the jets' speed."