Demonstration against the puffers in Istanbul. Photo: @rudawenglish Two Turkish pilots, who shot down the Russian Su-24 Russian bomber in November last year, were detained in the case of an attempt by a military coup. The AFP message, made with reference to a certain Turkish official, quotes Al Arabiya. The names of the detainees are not specified. The involvement of one of the pilots who shot down the Su-24, to the coup, said on Saturday the mayor of Ankara Melikh Gökchek.