Turkey downs 'unidentified aircraft' violating air space

Turkish jets on Friday downed an unidentified aircraft near Syria border after it violated Turkish air space, the Turkish military said.

“The aircraft, whose nationality could not be established, was downed by patrolling Turkish jets in accordance with engagement rules after it failed to heed three warnings,” the Turkish General Staff said in a statement issued on its website.

Turkish Armed Forces is performing its duties determinedly within the framework of engagement rules, it added.