25 NOV: Images from video footage shown by the HaberTurk TV Channel show a burning trail as a plane comes down after being shot down near the Turkish-Syrian border and a photo shows smoke rising over a mountainous area in northern Syria. Russia's President Vladimir Putin has condemned Turkey's shooting down of a Russian warplane on its border with Syria. It is the first time a Russian aircraft has crashed in Syria since Moscow launched air strikes against opponents of President Bashar al-Assad in September. Both Russia and Turkey say the Russian Su-24, an all-weather attack aircraft, was shot down by Turkish F-16s in the Turkey-Syria border area on 24 November. Russian President Vladimir Putin said the plane, which had two crew members, was flying at an altitude of 6,000m (19,685ft) when it was hit by an air-to-air missile. The plane crashed in the mountainous Jabal Turkmen area of the coastal Syrian province of Latakia, which is contested by Syrian government and rebel forces. PHOTOS: HABERTURK TV CHANNEL and Sadettin Molla/REUTERS #BBCSnapshot #Russian #Su24 #Turkish #F16 #Erdogan #Putin #plane #fighter by bbcnews

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