Pilot's body will be returned to Russia, says Turkey

Turkey has taken delivery of the body of a Russian pilot who was killed after Turkish F-16s shot down a Russian war plane, the country’s prime minister says.

Turkey has taken delivery of the body of a Russian pilot who was killed after Turkish F-16s shot down a Russian war plane, the country’s prime minister says.

Ahmet Davutoglu says the pilot’s body was taken to the border province of Hatay “through Turkey’s initiatives” early on Sunday and will be flown back to Russia.

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