Turkey: Downed plane 'not spying'

Turkey’s foreign minister said a Turkish jet was downed in international airspace after it mistakenly entered Syria, but the plane was not on a spying mission.

Turkey: Downed plane 'not spying'

Turkey’s foreign minister said a Turkish jet was downed in international airspace after it mistakenly entered Syria, but the plane was not on a spying mission.

Ahmet Davutoglu said the plane entered Syrian airspace on Friday, but quickly left when warned by Turkey.

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