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1st LD: Russia says Turkey's downing of warplane "deliberate"

Xinhua, November 25, 2015 Adjust font size:

The Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that the downing of a Russian warplane by Turkey was "deliberate action."

The downing of the Su-24 is neither by mistake nor accident, but deliberate action, ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a small-scale press conference.

But she said Russia doesn't think of recalling its ambassador to Turkey.

Zakharova added that the incident would not affect Russia's efforts to push forward a peaceful settlement of the Syrian crisis. Endi