Turkey to hand back Russian pilot's body

Turkey says it has received the body of a Russian pilot killed after his plane was shot down on the Syrian border.

The body of Lt Col Oleg Peshkov will be given back to Russia, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said.

Turkish forces shot down the plane saying it had violated Turkish airspace, which Russia denies.

The incident has led to heated rhetoric between the two countries, with Russia announcing a package of economic sanctions against Turkey.

Another pilot in the plane survived and was rescued from rebel-held territory in Syria in a special forces operation.