Fast plane goes down (news)

FAST PLANE GOES DOWN

Turkish armed forces have taken down a Syrian plane that they believed was violating their airspace.

A video posted online appears to show the aftermath of the downed plane with plumes of white smoke rising behind Mound Turkman in Lattakia.

The Turkish Prime Minister told supporters at a rally that the country’s forces had taken down the plane.

“A Syrian plane violated our airspace. Our F-16s took off and hit this plane. Why? Because if you violate my airspace, our slap will be hard.”

Syria’s condemned the move, calling it “blatant aggression” and said their jet was pursuing rebel fighters on Syrian territory. The pilot survived, as he managed to eject before the plane crashed. 

SUMMARY:

A plane is shot down. It is a Syrian plane. Turkey shoots the plane. Turkey thinks that the plane is a threat.

There is a video on the Internet. It shows the situation after the crash.

The Turkish Prime Minister talks about the incident. The pilot of the plane survives. He left the plane before it crashed.

VOCABULARY:

take down (shoot down), violate (do something against a law), aftermath (time right after a disaster), plume (cloud), rally (large public meeting), condemn (disapprove), blatant (done openly), pursue (chase).