Moscow has confirmed one of its SU-24 planes has been shot down by Turkish jets. Turkish media sources said the jet had violated its air space on the border with Syria – a claim denied by the Russian ministry of defence who say its aircraft was in Syria.<br /><br /> Turkish military officials said the action was taken after the pilots had been warned 10 times in the space of five minutes that they were in its airspace.<br /><br /> Live updates<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /><br /> The incident happened in Latakia province in the Bayer Bucak area which it’s believed the Russian planes had targeted just before. <br /><br /> Turkish media report eye witnesses saying the two pilots were seen landing with parachutes. Syrian activists claim one of the pilots was captured. Russian helicopters have apparently mounted a search for the other one.<br /><br /> President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman called the downing of the plane a “very serious incident”, but said it was too early to draw conclusions. “It’s just impossible to say something without having full infor
