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A drone shot down by Turkish warplanes in Turkish air space near Syria on Friday was Russian-made, but Moscow has told Ankara the unmanned aircraft did not belong to Russia, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told broadcaster AHaber on Monday, according to Reuters.
In a live televised interview, Davutoglu said the drone may have belonged to the forces of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the Kurdish PYD militia, or other forces, Reuters has reported.
He added the downing of the drone had a deterrent effect and hoped Russia would show a more careful stance after earlier air space incursions.
As UNIAN reported earlier, Davutoglu said on Saturday that Turkey would not hesitate to shoot down planes violating its air space.