The surviving pilot of a Russian plane shot down by Turkey on the Syrian border has said no warning was given.
Capt
Konstantin Murakhtin told Russian television there was "no way" the jet
could have violated Turkish airspace, as Turkey said it did.Russia said Capt Murakhtin was rescued in a 12-hour operation involving special forces.
Turkey insists the pilots were warned 10 times before the plane was shot down.
It is not clear what happened to the body of his co-pilot, who was killed by gunfire as he parachuted from the burning plane.
Turkey's ambassador to the United States,
Serdar Kilic, tweeted: "Understand this: Turkey is a country whose
warnings should be taken seriously and listened to. Don't test Turkey's
patience. Try to win its friendship."
A
U.S. official told CNN that a calculation shows the Russian jet was in
Turkish airspace for 30 seconds or less. The Turkish government has said
that it issued 10 warnings over five minutes but did not say all of
those warnings occurred while the jet was in their airspace.
Meanwhile President Putin calls jet's downing by Turkey 'a stab in the back'....
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