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News ID: 19148
Publish Date : 06 October 2015 - 21:28

Russia Looking Into Turkey Airspace Violation Claims

MOSCOW (Dispatches) – Moscow says it is investigating the allegation by Ankara that Russian jets targeting terrorists in Syria have violated Turkish airspace for a second time, reports say.

According to the Russian TASS news agency, the Russian embassy in the Turkish capital, Ankara, said Moscow was looking into the claim.
Turkey summoned the Russian ambassador after it accused a Russian aircraft of violating its airspace for the second time over the past three days on Sunday.
Following the first incident, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said the jet had accidentally entered Turkish airspace while returning to its base "for several seconds” due to weather conditions on Saturday.
Konashenkov added that Moscow had taken measures aimed at preventing "any such incidents in the future.”
Meanwhile, Syrian state television announced that Russian jets had targeted the country’s historical city of Palmyra, which is currently held by ISIL terrorists.
Moscow launched its airstrike campaign against ISIL terrorists operating in Syria on September 30.
Turkey and Russia have been at odds over the developments in Syria. Reports indicate that Turkey has been actively supporting the terrorists working to topple the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, while Russia has repeatedly stressed that the Syrian leader must be included in a solution to the crisis in the country.