Syria: We're not evil, just incompetent!

Syrian soldiers who shot down a Turkish military jet on Friday may have confused it for an Israeli plane, Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zubi claimed on Wednesday.

“Turkish planes and Israeli planes look alike,” the minister told the Turkish news station A Haber.

Although the Turkish and Israeli air forces both purchased McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom fighter jets from the United States, the IAF decommissioned its last F-4 in 2004.

Maybe you should put down your guns before you hurt someone...

... someone else, that is.