Turkish helicopter shot down by Kurdish militia in Syria’s Afrin, "they’ll pay for this" said Erdogan

A Turkish army helicopter was shot down by Syrian Kurdish YPG fighters near the north Syrian town of Afrin, killing two Turkish soldiers on board the aircraft.

Turkey's president Tayyip Erdogan who made it known in a speech on Saturday, said they’ll pay for this.

One of our helicopters was downed just recently,” Erdogan said speaking to members of his AK Party (AKP) in Istanbul.

These things will happen, we are in a war… We might lose a helicopter, but they’ll pay the price for this.

The Turkish military in a statement said two soldiers on board died and technical crews were investigating the crash.

Turkey launched an air and ground offensive last month against Kurdish fighters in Syria’s Afrin region on its border.