Syria claims downed Turkish jet violated its airspace Syria claims that the Turkish aircraft flew at 100 metres over Syrian territory and it was a clear breach of Syrian sovereignty. Syrian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Jihad Makdissi spoke to the world's media: "The Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmed Davutoğlu has said something other than the truth about this attack which was an attack of Syrian territory." The war of words comes 24 hours ahead of a NATO emergency meeting to discuss the incident. Turkey requested the talks invoking Article Four of the alliance's founding treaty, which deals with threats to the security of member states. Search teams say they have located the Turkish plane at a depth of 1,300 meters. Work is due to begin to retrieve the aircraft from the seabed. More about: Ankara, Damascus, Diplomatic tension, Syrian army, Turkey