Turkey has refused to apologise for shooting down a Russian fighter jet near the Syrian border, say reports.

Instead, President Tayyip Erdogan said Moscow should apologise for violating his country's airspace.

"Our pilots and our armed forces, they simply fulfilled their duties, which consisted of responding to ... violations of the rules of engagement. I think this is the essence," CNN quoted him as saying.

Turkey would "respond the same way" if the incident happened again, he added.

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