Turkey admits downed plane had strayed into Syrian airspace
By ROY GUTMAN
McClatchy Newspapers
Turkey and Syria on Saturday pulled back from a possible confrontation over Syria's downing of a Turkish fighter jet that had strayed across their common border into Syrian air space Friday. As their respective navies searched for the two missing Turkish crew, both sides said Friday's clash had been accidental.
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