The Armenian Defense Ministry on Tuesday accused Turkey of shooting down an SU-25 Armenian warplane and its pilot in the ongoing violent conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Local media cites Armenian Defense Ministry spokeswoman Shushan Stapnyan as saying that the jet was downed by a Turkish F-16 amid clashes over Azerbaijan's breakaway region of Nagorno Karabakh.
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erodgan's press aide Fahrettin Altun called the claim "absolutely untrue," adding, "Armenia should withdraw from the territories under its occupation instead of resorting to cheap propaganda tricks."
