The Daily Star reports:
British fighter planes are on stand-by to launch an attack on Syria after Turkey pledged revenge for the downing of one of its war jets.President Abdullah Gul announced Turkey will retaliate against Syria for shooting down a Turk F-4 on Friday.He vowed his country would take “necessary” action against its neighbours despite admitting the plane may have been in Syrian airspace at the time it was fired at.He said: “It is not possible to cover over a thing like this. Whatever is necessary will be done.“It is routine for jet fighters to sometimes fly in and out over borders, when you consider their speed over the sea.“These are not ill-intentioned things but happen beyond control due to the jets’ speed.”A Turkish revenge strike could mean British fighter jets backing their NATO ally in an air blitz on Syria in the weeks to come.
