between turkey and russia. it was 9:24 in the morning when a pair of turkish f-16s targeted this russian fighter-bomber with air-to-air missiles sending it streaking to the earth in flames. the two russian pilots ejected, but a commander of turkman fighting in the area claimed his men shot the pilot as they parachuted to the ground. a possible war crime. russia said one of its rescue helicopter came under small arms fire and had to land. a individual grow the free syrian army showed the helicopter destroyed by fighters using a western anti-tank weapon. one russian marine was killed. after two previous russian incursions in the turkish air space, the u.s. deployed a half-dozen f-16s to the airbase to help turkey defend their border zone. no u.s. war planes were involved in the downing the russian jet, and while the u.s. says turkey has every right to protect air space, the pentagon said an investigation would determine if the shootdown was justified. we re not able to conclu
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