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Rescued Russian pilot says no warning before jet downed

There was no warning, not by radio exchange nor visually, said Konstantin Murakhtin

This frame grab from video by Haberturk TV, shows a Russian warplane on fire before crashing on a hill as seen from Hatay province, Turkey

This frame grab from video by Haberturk TV, shows a Russian warplane on fire before crashing on a hill as seen from Hatay province, Turkey

AFP PTI Moscow
One of the Russian pilots of a fighter jet shot down by Turkey on the Syrian border told state media today that there was no prior warning from the Turks.

"There was no warning, not by radio exchange nor visually. There was no contact at all," Konstantin Murakhtin told Russian journalists at Moscow's base in Syria after being rescued by special forces.

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First Published: Nov 25 2015 | 8:49 PM IST

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