Turkey Vows to Protect Borders After Russian Jet Incursion
Associated Press
October 5, 2015
ANKARA,Turkey -- Turkey's prime minister vowed Monday to take all necessary measures to protect the nation's borders from violation after a Russian fighter jet entered it's airspace over the weekend, prompting Turkey to scramble jets and summon the Russian ambassador in protest.
NATO said another Russian jet intruded into Turkey's airspace Sunday, and it called urgent consultations on the issue.
The alliance strongly protested the Russian violations and noted "the extreme danger of such irresponsible behavior."
Russia admitted to the first incursion Saturday, but said it intruded "by mistake" and assured Ankara it wouldn't happen again.Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said in a televised interview.
However, a senior U.S. official said the Obama administration doesn't believe the Russian incursion was an accident, and officials are in urgent talks with allies about what to do.
Neither country spoke about the second incident.
The U.S. official wasn't authorized to publicly discuss sensitive military matters and spoke on condition of anonymity.
In Madrid, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Monday that Washington is conferring with Turkish leaders about the infringement.
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