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What might be the consequence of Turkey's downing of Russian military jet?

Turkey says its fighter planes shot down a Russian warplane on the Turkish-Syrian border after repeatedly warning that it was violating Turkish airspace. Moscow says the plane stayed over Syrian territory. The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s Middle East editor, Jeremy Bowen ponders what the diplomatic fallout might be.

(Photo: Pilots of a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 fighter jet prepare before a flight at an air base near Latakia, Syria, in this handout photograph released by Russia"s Defence Ministry. Credit: Reuters)

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