Syria has apologized to Turkey for shooting down a military plane over the Mediterranean, Haberturk television reported.

The Turkish pilots are alive and Syria has apologized, saying the shooting was a mistake, Haberturk cited Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan as saying. He was speaking to reporters on a plane taking him back from the G20 summit.

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