Reuters: Russian warplane shot down in Syria

Russian warplane shot down in Syria.

Putin condemns Turkey after Russian warplane downed near Syria border.

Vladimir Putin has called Turkey “accomplices of terrorists” and warned of “serious consequences” after a Turkish F-16 jet shot down a Russian warplane on Tuesday morning, the first time a Nato country and Moscow have exchanged direct fire over the crisis in Syria.

BRUSSELS: NATO ambassadors will hold an “extraordinary” meeting Tuesday at Ankara’s request to discuss Turkey’s shooting down of a Russian fighter jet along the Syrian border, an alliance official said.