The Ministry of Justice of Turkey confirmed the arrest of the Su-24 pilots

Turkish Minister of Justice Bekir Bozdag confirmed the arrest of pilots, who, presumably, in November 2015, shot down the Russian bomber in Syria, as a result of which Russian Oleg Peshkov died, Haberturk reports.

Earlier on Tuesday, Bloomberg reported the arrest of two military pilots in Turkey. The pilots were detained as part of the investigation of the case of an attempt by a military coup in Turkey on the night of July 16. In total, after an unsuccessful attempt by the coup in Turkey, 112 generals and admirals detained, including the commander of the Indelic air base.

The fact that among the putschists was a pilot who shot down the Russian Su-24, on July 16, the mayor of Ankara Melikh Heceche reported .