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NATO to meet after Turkey accuses Syria over downed jet
Published on June 24, 2012 by DesiWireFeed · No CommentsNATO to meet after Turkey accuses Syria over downed jet
By Burak Akinci
ANKARA, June 24, 2012 (AFP) — NATO said it will hold an emergency meeting after Ankara on Sunday accused Syria of downing a Turkish jet in international airspace, raising fears that tensions could soar in the tinderbox region. While admitting that a Turkish F-4 phantom jet briefly strayed into Syrian territory on Friday,
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said it was clearly out of it when it was shot down.“According to our conclusions, our plane was shot down in international airspace, 13 nautical miles from Syria,” he said in a television interview.“The plane did not show any sign of hostility toward Syria and was shot down about 15 minutes after having momentarily violated Syrian airspace,” he said.Syria did not issue a warning before shooting down the plane, which was on an unarmed training mission to carry out a radar system test.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said it was clearly out of it when it was shot down.“According to our conclusions, our plane was shot down in international airspace, 13 nautical miles from Syria,” he said in a television interview.“The plane did not show any sign of hostility toward Syria and was shot down about 15 minutes after having momentarily violated Syrian airspace,” he said.Syria did not issue a warning before shooting down the plane, which was on an unarmed training mission to carry out a radar system test.
