Turkey summons Russian ambassador over airspace violation

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  • 05 October, 2015
  • 07:21
Turkey summons Russian ambassador over airspace violation

Baku. 5 October. REPORT.AZ/ Turkey's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned Russian ambassador to the ministry on Monday, Report informs referring to Turkish media.

According to a statement by the ministry, Russian fighter jets have violated Turkish airspace on October 3. 

It was reported that two F-16 jets intercepted a Russian fighter plane which violated its air space near the Syrian border, forcing it to turn back.