Syria says it shot down Turkish jet over Syrian waters

23 June 2012 /REUTERS

The Syrian military said it shot down a Turkish military aircraft "over Syrian territorial waters" on Friday.

"Our air defences confronted a target that penetrated our air space over our territorial waters pre-afternoon on Friday and shot it down. It turned out to be a Turkish military plane," a statement by the military circulated on state media said.

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Turkye SHOULD NOT let this egregious provocation move it to declare war on Syria. If Turkye goes to war against that insect which is called Bashar, then she will be warring with Syria, Lebanese Hizbullah, Iran and Russia. You can rest assured that NATO will turn a blind eye and will not offer any ta...

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24 June 2012 , 01:28

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