Turkey shoot down a fighter plane Syria , Sunday , for violating their country's airspace . The incident raised tensions along the border area following the appointment of Prime Minister of Turkey , Recep Tayyip Erdogan , to take the opposite position of the President of Syria , Bashar Assad , a week ahead of the general election .
That afternoon , the F - 16 fighter jets belonging to the Turkish paralyze Syrian MIG - 23 owned by a rocket plane opponent after ignoring warnings to leave the four Turkish airspace , the statement from the armed forces of Turkey , Ankara.
MIG aircraft was shot while still in Syrian airspace not far from the Turkish border . Ankara has announced it will be more aggressive , after dropping commandos Assad Turkish reconnaissance aircraft in June 2012 .
Turkish television stations showed images of the jet fell . This is the first Turkish shot down a Syrian jet since the crisis in the neighboring country began more than three years ago . According to Damascus , MIG pilots managed to eject just before the plane hit the ground .
" If you violate airspace [ Turkey ] , we will take tough measures , " Erdogan said .
The move is likely to raise tensions in the border , which became the base of support Syrian rebel forces . Damascus condemned the attack and demanded the Syrian government of Erdogan " an end to aggression and support for terrorism . "
Erdogan himself was bombarded with criticism from within and outside the country , following the decision to prohibit Twitter on Thursday afternoon . According to him , microblogging page that fails to comply with a court order to remove the content . Above steps , the opposition parties calling Erdogan dictator .
" Twitter ignoring [ the court order ] and the incident was reported to me , " Erdogan said in front of hundreds of thousands of supporters on Sunday . " I requested that [ the government ] to take any action deemed necessary . "
Turkey's main opposition party , Republican People's Party , the Syrian response to the news of the crash by throwing criticism . According to them , the government implemented foreign policy reckless and endanger the state . The party accuses Erdogan tried to divert people 's attention ahead of elections on March 30 .
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