Daily Mail: 'Shot dead' as they parachuted to the ground: Militants claim to have gunned down two Russian pilots who ejected from their aircraft as video emerges of rebels chanting 'Allahu Akbar' over one body
* The Turkish army has shot down a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 war plane near its Syrian border, officials have confirmed
* Syrian border rebels have now claimed to have shot dead the pilots as they parachuted from the destroyed aircraft
* Alpaslan Celik, a brigade commander, boasted that his 'comrades opened fire into the air and they died in the air'
* The Russian jet violated Turkish air space and ignored ten warnings in five minutes, Ankara military officials said
* Vladimir Putin called Turkey's decision to shoot down the plane 'a stab in the back by the accomplices of terrorists
Two Russian pilots were shot dead by Syrian rebels as they parachuted from their burning warplane, it was claimed yesterday.
And a third was killed during a mission to rescue the pair as another rebel group shot a helicopter with an anti-tank missile.
Disturbing footage shows a dead pilot covered in blood, on the ground as anti-government fighters gather chanting ‘Allahu Akbar’ – Arabic for ‘God is great’.
Another video appeared to show forces shooting at the pilots with machine guns after they had ejected from the Sukhoi Su-24, which had been blasted by two Turkish F-16 jets for violating the country’s airspace. Gunfire can be heard as one of the rebels cries: ‘Don’t shoot, let’s capture them as hostages.’
Claims the jet breached Turkish airspace have now been refuted by a furious Vladimir Putin - who has accused Turkey of funding ISIS and using its military to protect the terrorist organisation. He called it a 'stab in the back' committed by 'accomplices of terrorists'.
MIDDLE EAST
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ASIA
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China is cutting mobile phone services in its Muslim-heavy far west.
AFRICA
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Somali pirates attack Iranian and Thai vessels.
Algeria fire at camp for migrants in Ouargla kills 18.
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Ebola crisis: Liberia boy dies after fresh cases.
World Bank sets $16 billion plan for climate fight in Africa.
EUROPE
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France, Belgium widen probe into Paris attacks, Hollande wins U.S. backing.
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4th suspect charged with terrorism in Paris attacks.
Ukraine escalates confrontation over Crimea.
Russia says it's going to cut off gas supplies to Ukraine today or tomorrow.
Bomb in central Athens shatters windows near parliament.
Sweden tightens asylum rules to force EU action.
Migrants spend night stuck on Macedonia border.
Vatican leaks scandal: Five go on trial in Holy See.
AMERICAS
Obama pokes Putin, says jet shoot-down part of ‘ongoing problem’ with Russians.
Obama, Hollande put up unified front on Russia and Islamic State.
Liberals won't meet deadline to bring 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada by year's end.
FBI has lead in probe of 1.2 billion stolen Web credentials: documents.
U.S. homegrown extremists could seek to replicate Paris, FBI and DHS say in joint bulletin.
State Department issues travel alert for U.S. citizens due to increased terrorist threats from groups including ISIS and al-Qaeda who are planning attacks in multiple regions.
A clash between U.S./Cuban migration laws contributes to Central America refugee crisis
Venezuelan opposition wants prisoners free, economy revamped after vote.
Brazil's Petrobras scandal investigators will also scrutinize Olympic contracts.
Argentina's credit outlook raised by Moody's after Macri win.
Syrians who entered Honduras illegally ask for asylum.
Falkland Islanders celebrate demise of the 'Botox Queen'.
US economic growth revised up to 2.1% in the third quarter.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
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ISIS supporters 'release a target list of addresses and names of people they claim work for the FBI and CIA'.
UK bomb plotter sentenced to 40 years in US jail.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
CEO: This is the biggest Achilles heel for the global economy.
Global security tensions weigh on indexes.
Oil at two-week highs on Mideast tensions, U.S. gasoline rally.
Pfizer's $160bn Allergan deal under pressure in the US.
Global debt defaults near milestone.
1 comment:
Shooting the pilots, filming it, and gloating about it gives Putin something to show his domestic audience that will easily get him the high approval rating you predicted. The people who did all that above are going to regret it.
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