Ankara: Turkish warplanes shot down a drone in
Turkish air space near the Syrian border on Friday and its nationality
has not yet been identified, a senior government official said.
The
military said earlier in a statement that it had shot down an
unidentified aircraft after it continued on its trajectory despite three
warnings, in line with the NATO member's rules of engagement.
The Russian air force officially informed
the Turkish military on Thursday about the violations and about steps
it would take to prevent a repetition.
Broadcaster NTV said the done was brought down around 3 km (1.9 miles) inside Turkish air space.
Two
Russian jets violated Turkish air space earlier in October, bringing
the Syrian conflict across NATO's borders, and Turkey has warned it
would respond if the violations continued.
The Russian air force
officially informed the Turkish military on Thursday about the
violations and about steps it would take to prevent a repetition.
Turkey has also reported unidentified aircraft and Syria-based missile air defence systems harassing its warplanes.
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