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Turkey won't apologize over jet downing

By Agencies in Brussels | China Daily | Updated: 2015-12-02 08:16

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Turkey won't apologize to Russia for shooting down a warplane operating over Syria, the Turkish prime minister said on Monday, stressing that the military was doing its job defending the country's airspace.

Ahmet Davutoglu also said Turkey hopes Moscow will reconsider economic sanctions announced against Turkish interests following last week's incident. The Turkish resort town of Antalya is "like a second home" to many Russian vacationers, he said, but refused to yield on Turkish security.

Turkey won't apologize over jet downing

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