VIDEO: Turkey shoots down Russian fighter jet

LATEST UPDATE: A Turkish military statement says they "intervened against the plane in question in accordance with the rules of engagement".

VIDEO: Turkey shoots down Russian fighter jet

Turkey has confirmed that it shot down a Russian fighter jet, claiming it had violated Turkish airspace and ignored repeated warnings.

UPDATE (11.55am): A Turkish military statement said the plane entered Turkish airspace over the town of Yayladagi, in Hatay province.

“On November 24, 2015 at around 9.20am, a plane whose nationality is not known violated the Turkish airspace despite several warnings (10 times within five minutes) in the area of Yayladagi, Hatary,” the military said before the plane’s nationality was confirmed.

“Two F-16 planes on aerial patrol duty in the area intervened against the plane in question in accordance with the rules of engagement at 9.24am.”

Turkey’s foreign ministry summoned the Russian ambassador on Friday demanding that Russia cease operations in Syria targeting Turkmen villages, saying the Russian actions did not “constitute a fight against terrorism” but the bombing of civilians.

Ambassador Andrey Karlov was warned during the meeting that the Russian operations could lead to serious consequences, the ministry said.

UPDATE (11.50am): A separate video has also surfaced purporting to show a Russian pilot wounded and immobile.

The video shows armed rebels gathered around the soldier lying on his back on the ground with bruises and blood on his face. It was not immediately clear whether he was dead.

A voice on the video is heard saying “a Russian pilot”, while another says: “The 10th Division has captured a Russian pilot. God is greatest.”

UPDATE (11.10am): Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov called it a “very serious incident”, but told reporters that "it is just impossible to say something without having full information”.

Russia said the Su-24 jet was downed by artillery fire while on a bombing mission in Syria, but Turkey claimed its F-16s fired on the plane after it ignored several warnings.

Video footage of the incident shows a warplane on fire before crashing on a hill, and two crew members can be seen apparently parachuting to safety.

Russia denies that the plane crossed the Syrian border into Turkish skies, with a defence ministry statement saying: "We are looking into the circumstances of the crash of the Russian jet.

"The Ministry of Defence would like to stress that the plane was over the Syrian territory throughout the flight."

The ministry said the pilots parachuted but added that Moscow had no further contact with them.

A Turkish military statement said the plane entered its airspace over the town of Yayladagi, in Hatay province.

It said the plane was warned 10 times within the space of five minutes.

Last month, Turkish jets shot down an unidentified drone that it said had violated Turkey’s airspace.

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