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Russian Su-24 pilot’s body in Turkey, about to be sent home – Turkish PM

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Technicians service a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer tactical bomber at Syria's Hmeimim airport. © Dmitriy Vinogradov
The body of the pilot of the Russian Su-24 bomber, shot down by Turkey on Tuesday, has arrived in Turkey, and will be sent to Russia, Turkish premier Ahmed Davutoglu said in a new conference.

The body is being treated in accordance with the Orthodox Christian tradition, Davutoglu told journalists in Ankara.

The Russian embassy confirmed the date of the transfer will be set on Sunday, TASS reported.

“Regarding the transfer of the body of the Su-24’s pilot to Russia, we don’t have a precise date and time. Today, the body will be delivered to Ankara, and then it will become clear when it will be sent to Russia,”Mityakov said.

While on a bombing run against Islamic State positions in Syria, the Russian Su-24 bomber was downed on Tuesday by an air-to-air missile fired by a Turkish Air Force F-16.

One Russian pilot was killed by Syrian rebels as he parachuted to the ground, while the other was rescued and returned safely to the Khmeimim airbase.

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