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May 17, 2015
Turkish air force shoots down Syrian helicopter
Turkish air force has shot down a Syrian helicopter after it violated Turkey’s airspace, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said Saturday, Anadolu reported.
“The power the Turkish government has granted to the Turkish Armed Forces is extremely clear and whoever violates Turkish borders will be punished,” Davutoglu said in the capital Ankara.
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“I congratulate our armed forces who gave the due response to Syrian forces that breached our airspace,” Yilmaz said in Sivas province. “Let our people be rest assured that our armed forces are on guard 24 hours a day to protect the rights of the Turkish nation.”
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