Syria plane carried ammo, says Turkey

Tensions between neighbors Syria and Turkey have worsened over a Syrian passenger plane — en route from Moscow — that the Turkish government had intercepted. Syria said Turkey was lying to justify its “hostile attitude” toward the Damascus regime. Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan earlier said the plane carried “equipment and ammunition shipped to the Syrian defense ministry” from a Russian military supplier. Syria, however, challenged Erdogan to show the alleged weapons seized. Last week, 5 Turkish civilians died by shelling across the border. Turkey has returned fire, warning Syria of more force if the border shelling continued. France warned of the risks posed by the current developments.

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