A Turkish Air Force F-4 war plane fires during a military exercise in Izmir, in this May 26, 2010 file photo. REUTERS/ Osman Orsal/Files
Syria Shot At Second Turkish Jet, Ankara Claims -- The Guardian
Turkey raises stakes over the downing of military jet claiming Syria also shot at one of its search and rescue planes
Turkey has sharply raised the stakes in a military standoff with Syria, claiming one of its search and rescue planes was shot at as it tried to find a Turkish jet shot down on Friday by Syrian gunners.
Bülent Arınç, the deputy prime minister, said the rescue plane had been attacked as it flew over the Mediterranean searching for two pilots. The claim undermines Damascus's insistence that the first jet was attacked due to mistaken identity.
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More News On Turkish Claims That Syria Has Shot At A Second Turkish Military Jet
Syrian forces fire at second Turkish plane -Turkey -- Reuters
Syrian forces opened fire on second Turkish plane: deputy PM -- National Post/AP
Turkey claims Syria fired on second plane -- ABC News (Australia)
Turkey Accuses Syria Of Firing At Second Military Aircraft -- RTT News
Syria shot at second plane, Turkey says -- BBC
Turkey accuses Syria of shooting at second military aircraft -- The Telegraph
My Comment: It was a good thing that this attack failed. If this Turkish military jet was also shot down, the Turkish government would have been forced to respond in kind thereby escalating the tensions between the two countries to (probably) the breaking point.