俄罗斯军舰向土耳其渔船鸣枪示警（在线收听）

AS IT IS 2015-12-16 Russia Fires Warning Shots at Turkish Boat 俄罗斯军舰向土耳其渔船鸣枪示警

Russia reported that it fired warning shots Sunday at a Turkish fishing boat in the Aegean Sea.

The Russian defense ministry said the crew of the military ship could not contact the fishing boat by radio. The fishing boat failed to respond to flares fired from the Russian ship, as well as other signals, the ministry said.

The statement said warning shots were fired when the fishing ship came as close as 600 meters from the Russian military ship.

Tension is high between Turkey and Russia. A Turkish jet downed a Russian military airplane along the Syrian border last month. A Russian airman died in the incident.

The Russian military has bombed Islamic State militants in Syria, say Russian officials. But some U.S. officials say Russia has bombed Syrians who oppose President Bashar al-Assad.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu spoke to Turkish reporters about the fishing boat incident.

The Turkish government will interview crew members of the fishing ship before making a formal statement, Cavusoglu said.

“We want to overcome tensions through dialogue,” he added.

Sunday’s incident was in the northern Aegean, about 22 kilometers from the Greek island of Lemnos, according to the Russian defense ministry.

(An earlier version of this story listed the wrong number of Russian airmen killed in the downing of one of its planes by a Turkish jet. One was killed. A second airman was rescued.)

Words in This Story

respond – v. to answer; to say something in reaction to something else

tension – n. a state in which people, groups, countries, etc., disagree with and feel anger toward each other

interview – v. to ask questions in an effort to gather information