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China: Turkish downing of Russian warplane to be further clarified

Xinhua, November 26, 2015 Adjust font size:

China on Wednesday said the downing of a Russian jet-fighter by Turkey on Tuesday needed to be further clarified.

"China is deeply concerned about this issue," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei said at a regular press briefing on Wednesday, when asked to comment.

"The situation needs to be further clarified," added Hong.

"China supports all efforts on anti-terrorism from international society," said Hong, adding that China calls for more communication between parities involved.

The Turkish air force said its warplanes shot down a Russian SU-24 frontline bomber near the Syrian-Turkish borders on Tuesday morning, claiming the Russian aircraft had violated Turkish airspace. Russia refuted Turkey's statement, saying the Russian plane was in Syrian airspace when it was shot down. Endi