DTN News - MID EAST HOT SPOTS: Syria Shot Down Turkish F-4 Phantom Fighter Jet
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - June 22, 2012: Turkey has said it believes that one of its fighter jets has been shot down by Syrian security forces.
The F-4 Phantom disappeared over the Mediterranean, south-west of Hatay province, not far from Syria's coast.
PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan said initially that "the other side have expressed regret" but later was unable to confirm what had happened.
After an emergency security meeting, his office said it was understood that Syria had brought the plane down.
In a statement, it said a search for the two crew members was under way involving Turkish and Syrian coast guard ships. Once all the circumstances were established, it added that Turkey would respond decisively
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