Syria shoots down Turkish fighter plane

Syria said on Friday it shot down a Turkish military plane that entered Syrian air space, and Turkey vowed to ``determinedly take necessary steps'' in response.

Turkey issued the statement Friday night following a two-hour security meeting led by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, saying Syrian forces downed the F4 fighter plane and that the two Turkish pilots remain missing.
Meanwhile, the United Nations-Arab League Joint Special Envoy for Syria, Koffi Annan said on Friday it is time to raise international pressure on the Syrian government and the rebel groups to begin talks and end the killing.
“We should keep our goals firmly in view to stop the killing, help the suffering population, secure a political transition and ensure that the crisis does not spread to the neighbours,” Annan said. “The longer we wait, the darker Syria's future becomes. This process cannot be open-ended. It is urgent that our consultations yield real results soon.”

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