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Turkey Shoots Down Russian Fighter

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Turkey has shot down a Russian war plane that it says “Violated its airspace” near its border with Syria. Turkey claims the Russian plane was warned numerous times before being shot down by a Turkish F-16.

Russia has confirmed a Su-24 Sukhoi (Or “Fencer” as designated by NATO) was shot down.

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Tensions have been mounting between Russia and Turkey over the past year over the conflict in Syria.