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Turkey 'downs aircraft on Syria border' Syria crisis: Turkey downs "drone' on Syria border
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Turkey says its warplanes have shot down an unidentified aircraft which intruded into airspace near Syrian border Turkey says its warplanes have shot down an unidentified aircraft which intruded into its airspace near the border with Syria.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. Media reports quote officials as saying the aircraft was a drone. There are no further details so far.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. The Syrian government is known to be operating drones, as do the US-led coalition against Islamic State and Russia.
More than two million Syrians have fled to Turkey in four years of conflict.
The Turkish military said the unknown aircraft detected near the border had been warned three times before it was shot down "in accordance with rules of engagement".
Earlier this month Turkey accused Russian jets - which have recently joined the air battle against Syrian rebel group - of violating its airspace.
The intrusions also drew condemnation from Nato.