Turkish FM talks to Ban, Rasmussen over Syrian military jet shooting

ANKARA

A Syrian jet which was shot down by Turkish forces on Sunday for violating their airspace was discussed early Monday in separate phone calls between Turkey's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. 

Ahmet Davutoglu spoke with Rasmussen and Ban to discuss the developments following the Syrian military jet was shot down.

Two Syrian MIG-23 fighter aircrafts approached Turkey's airspace along the Turkish-Syrian border around 1pm on Sunday.

"One of the planes diverted its course after four warnings; however, the other plane violated Turkey's airspace at 1:13 pm by about a kilometer, and headed west and continued to fly in Turkish airspace for about one and a half kilometer," said the office of Turkish Chief of Staff.

The pilot of the downed aircraft reportedly survived the incident, having jumped out with a parachute.

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