Turkey has shot down a Russian jet

[Pantone363]

Apparently it violated their air space and ignored repeated warnings.

[Pantone363]

MN still messing around on iPhone so I can't do a link. Breaking news on the BBC

[DonkeyOaty]

Oh feck.

[Lweji]

It was bound to happen some time. They have been flying way too close for comfort.

(is it bad that I get most breaking news from MN Active?)

[emotionsecho]

Indeed Donkey, this does not bode well.

[Lweji]

Also, SHIT!

[Sallyingforth]

Putin has been throwing his weight around too much lately. Something like this was bound to happen.

[MrsGradyOldLady]

I just read about this. And would agree with the "Oh shit" comments.

[Lucymatilde]

Let's see how Putin turns this round and spins it into Russia being the entirely innocent one.

[SleepyForest]

I hope the pilots survived.

[floppyjogger]

Any news on the pilots yet?

[DoctorTwo]

Turkey is saying the plane, a Su24, was in its airspace; Russia says it can prove it wasn't. One of the pilots has apparently been captured by Turkmen rebels.

[Lweji]

I wouldn't be surprised if this had been engineered by Russia...

[WhoTookAllTheGoodNicknames]

Another person who read this and thought 'oh shit'.

Without sounding too dramatic, I've been wondering wtaf is going on with the world at the moment.

[Fugghetaboutit]

Putin keeps violating airspace. I guarantee if anyone flew over there right now they would get shot down without warnings.

Why did the pilot ignore all the warnings?

[strawberryandaflake]

I worry for the world. I don't want my babies to live through a world war.

[Lweji]

If there is one, they probably won't.

[Lweji]

Two parachutes seem to have landed.

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/12013212/Turkey-shoots-down-Russian-military-plane-on-Syria-border.html

Apparently, Russia has been bombing inside Turkey, and one of the pilots may have been captured.

[howtorebuild]

Goat, yes.

[AuntieStella]

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-34907983

One pilot captured by Turkish rebels (not confirmed, but seems undisputed) and one being searched for.

[meditrina]

'Expect diplomatic fireworks' - indeed.

A NATO country shoots down a Russian plane in circumstances as yet unclear, just as the international community is trying to find a way ahead over Syria. It's hard to imagine a bigger spanner in the works.

[IKnowIAmButWhatAreYou]

Best hope that one of the many NATO jets that violate airspace around the world doesn't get shot down then eh!!

One of the US ones in the South China Sea for example.

Then you'd hear some squeaking from the West! One rule for us....