Turkish jet 'shot down by Syria'
Turkey said tonight its air force jet that disappeared over the Mediterranean Sea was shot down by Syria, in an action likely to worsen already strained relations between the neighbouring countries.
A statement following a two-hour security meeting led by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the warplane that went missing near Syria earlier today was downed by Syrian forces and that the two Turkish pilots remain missing.
It said Turkey “will determinedly take necessary steps” in response, without saying what they would be.
Turkey has joined nations such as the US in saying that Syrian President Bashar Assad should step down because of the uprising in his country.
Turkey also has set up refugee camps on its border for more than 32,000 Syrians who have fled the fighting.
