Turkey to hand over Russian pilot's body after Syria downing

Turkey says it has received the body of a Russian pilot killed after his plane was shot down on the Syrian border.

The body of Lt Col Oleg Peshkov will be given back to Russia, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said.

Turkish forces shot down the plane saying it had violated Turkish airspace, which Russia denies.

The incident has led to heated rhetoric between the two countries, with Russia announcing a package of economic sanctions against Turkey.

Mr Davutoglu said that Lt Col Peshkov's body had been treated in accordance with Orthodox Christian tradition...
 BBC
29/11/15
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