Shooting down Turkish plane was an accident, Syria says

İstanbul : Turkey | Jun 23, 2012 at 1:06 PM PDT

Source: The Globe & Mail

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Reuters Watch Reuters video Watch Both sides signalled they do not want to escalate an incident that has the potential to explode into a regional conflict, but the downing of the Turkish reconnaissance plane on Friday was a dramatic sign that the violence gripping Syria increasingly is spreading outside... FULL ARTICLE AT The Globe & Mail

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