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The report went on to say Washington is supplying anti-Assad forces with weapons despite official denials.
Heated rhetoric followed Friday's incident. Ankara threatened "decisive action." Doing so advances the ball closer to war. Media scoundrels push the envelope.
On June 24, Bloomberg News headlined "Turkey Says Syria Downed Plane in International Airspace," saying:
"A Turkish warplane shot down by Syrian forces was in international airspace when it was struck," said Foreign Minister Ahmed Davutoglu."The comments below followed:
"The unarmed plane briefly entered Syrian airspace minutes before it was hit on June 22, and then plunged into Syrian waters about 8 miles (13 kilometers) offshore, Davutoglu said on state television today."
"It was on a test flight related to Turkey's radar system, and the mission had nothing to do with spying on Syria."
"The plane was clearly identifiable as Turkish, and Syria made no attempt to issue a warning after the earlier infringement, he said."
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