Turkish F-16 fighter jets were scrambled after a
Russian warplane violated Turkey's air space on
Saturday, the foreign ministry said.
Russia said the incident was a "navigational error"
and that it has "clarified" the matter to Ankara.
Turkish jets patrolling the border were also
"harassed" by an unidentified plane on Sunday,
Turkey said.
Russia has been carrying out air strikes in Syria in
support of President Bashar al-Assad.
Turkey, a Nato member, has called the Russian
strikes a "grave mistake".
The US Secretary of State John Kerry said: "We're
greatly concerned about it because it is precisely
the kind of thing that, had Turkey responded under
its rights, could have resulted in a shoot-down."
Representatives of Nato's 28 member states will
meet later to discuss the incursion into Turkey.
On Monday Russia said it had "continued
performing pinpoint strikes" on IS targets in Syria,
carrying out 25 sorties and hitting nine Islamic
State (IS) targets.
Among those targets was a communications centre
in Homs, and a command centre in Latakia, it said.
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