atomic bomb. russian state-run media reporting a black box from that crashed military jet has now been recovered. while russian officials are downplaying the possibility of terror, instead focusing on pilot error or technical problem, no one is ready to say just what doomed the flight carrying 92 people. reporter: on the black sea, a national priority to recover the plane wreckage and bodies of the country s beloved red army choir. a symbol of national identity and pride known around the world. early sunday, 64 members of the choir, accompanied by tv crews and the russian doctor known for humanitarian work, were on their way to syria to perform for russian troops. their plane, a russian-built tuvolev 154, a workhorse of the soviet union, now mostly on flown by the military. the plane involved built in 1983. the pilot experienced with 1,900
warning of serious consequences. calling the action quote, a stab in the back by turkey. martha: national security correspondent jennifer griffin live at the pentagon. jennifer, do we know for sure the russian warplane violated the turkish air spies? reporter: radar validates turkish claims. u.s. pilots heard warnings issued by turkish f-16 pilots, on a guard frequency. u.s. aircraft hurt multiple warnings from the turks to the russian over the radio. turks say they issued 10 warnings in a matter of five minutes. military sources who i spoke to minutes after the plane went down, told me two turkish f-16s were involved. one fired, one aim-9 sidewinder. a heat-seeking missile a weapon normally fired at close range. what complicates the matters the plane wreckage is in syrian territory i m told.
s we were able to hear everything going on. i m sure there s other who is heard it all as well. the turks said they issued ten warnings in a matter of five minutes. military source who is i spoke to minutes after the plane went down, said two turkish f-16s were involved. one fired a heat seeking missile. what complicates matters is the plane wreckage is in syrian territory. that, according to u.s. officials. the violation took place along the turkish province of hatay. a piece of land that was annexed in 1939. it s an area where the assad family once own land. syria has never recognized turk irk claims. it s doubtful that the russians didn t know they were in turkish air space. the international is to sta
sharyl el they said for the first time it was a terror acan at that. traces of psp w tnt found at the plane wreckage. vladimir putin vowing to feigned those who attacked. isis claiming responsibility. obama refusing to change his isis strategy despite a dushth let. more than half of the nation s governors refuse to let syrian refugees into their state. kristin fisher is live in washington, d.c. with the latest. they said we struck paris right at the center and plan to do the same in the usa.
so far, in terms of passengers here at the sharm el sheikh international airport, these additional measures are only for british passengers and only for dutch passengers. everyone else, it is business as usual. john. interesting. it has to be complicated. erin, thank you. this morning, russian officials are urging u.s. and britain to wait for the results of the crash investigation before concluding it was terrorism. a russian aviation official says investigators working in egypt will check plane wreckage for traces of explosives. this as two victims of the disaster were the first laid to rest in russia. we have our nic robertson with the latest in st. petersburg. reporter: there will be a funeral here in the next few hours. one of several today across russia as the dead from the flight begin to be buried.