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Turkey Vows To Hand Over Russian Pilot’s Body

Turkey has promised to return the body of a Russian pilot killed after his plane was shot down on the border with Syria. Prime Minister … Continue reading Turkey Vows To Hand Over Russian Pilot’s Body


Turkey Vows To Hand Over Russian Pilot's BodyTurkey has promised to return the body of a Russian pilot killed after his plane was shot down on the border with Syria.

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that the body of Lieutenant Colonel Oleg Peshkov had been received by Turkish authorities at the Syrian border and that it would be given back to Russia.

Turkish forces shot down the plane claiming it had violated Turkish airspace, an allegation Russia denied.

The incident had led to heated rhetoric between the two countries, with Russia announcing a package of economic sanctions against Turkey.

Rebels from Syria’s ethnic Turkmen community opened fire on Peshkov and his co-pilot as they tried to parachute into government-held territory.