Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Turkey shoots Russian fighter jet: Syrian rebels release footage claiming to show dead Russian pilot on ground

Pilot from downed Russian plane'Proof'? This image accompanied by a video claims to show one of the Russian pilots found dead by Turkmen rebels
This gruesome video appears to show Syrian rebels with a dead pilot from a Russian jet shot down by Turkey. The Turkish army said the pilots of the Russian jet had been warned 'ten times in the space of five minutes' before the plane was shot down. Both pilots ejected themselves from the jet and could be seen parachuting down to the ground, where one has been reported dead and the other captured by Syrian Turkmen rebels.  


The Turkomen Mountains is controlled by several insurgent groups, who are not allied with ISIS, including al-Qaida's branch in Syria, the Nusra Front, and the 2nd Coastal Division that consists of local Turkmen fighters. 

A Syrian rebel group has distributed footage which they say shows the pilot.

In the gruesome footage, a voice is heard saying "A Russian pilot.
A voice then adds: "God is great" .
It is not known what has happened to a second pilot who was in the plane.

Conflicting stories: Turkey claims they shot the plane down as it was violating the country's airspace after the pilots ignored 'ten warnings in the space of five minutes', but Russia says the jet was in Syrian airspace
 Ejected: The two pilots of the Russian Sukhoi-24 jet can be seen parachuting down after the plane was hit

'Proof'? This image accompanied by a video claims to show one of the Russian pilots found dead by Turkmen rebels

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