Turkey shoots down Syrian fighter jet

The government of Turkey has confirmed that it shot down a Syrian fighter jet that strayed over its border with Syria.

Let's go to the videotape.



Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was unapologetic.

"A Syrian plane violated our airspace," Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan told an election rally of his supporters in northwest Turkey.

"Our F-16s took off and hit this plane. Why?