Turkish jets down unclaimed drone

Turkish jets shot down an unidentified drone that flew into Turkey’s airspace at the border with Syria, an incident that comes as Syrian troops under Russian air cover are pressing their offensive against rebels in central and northern Syria.

The drone was shot down after it ignored three warnings to leave, the Turkish military said, but didn’t specify how it had relayed the warnings to the operators of the drone. It said it was not immediately clear which country the aircraft belonged to.

Turkish foreign minister Feridun Sinirlioglu said the drone crashed 3km inside Turkish territory. “We have not been able to establish who the drone belongs to, but we are able to work on it because it fell inside Turkish territory,” he said.