Attack on Russian plane in Syria is a crime that won't go unpunished - Russian Federation Council chairperson

MOSCOW. Nov 25 (Interfax) - Russian Federation Council Chairperson Valentina Matviyenko has described the downing of a Russian plane by Turkey as a crime.

"This crime will not be left unpunished," Matviyenko said at a Federation Council meeting on Wednesday.

She offered her condolences to the families of the Russian military servicemen who died in Syria.