Turkish ruling MP proposes downing another Russian plane

Turkish ruling MP proposes downing another Russian plane

PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish MP Samil Tayyar from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) proposed downing another Russian plane following Fenerbahce Men's Basketball Team’s defeat in a match against PBC CSKA Moscow, Russian media report.

“I want another Russian aircraft destroyed,” Tayyar tweeted after the game.

Later, he explained his scandalous tweet as a joke, claiming that the referee was biased towards the Russian team.

“People were rather angry in Turkey. My tweet was just an attempt to ease the situation in the country,” he said.

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