'Malicious act': Taiwan denies shooting down of Chinese Su-35 fighter by country’s air defence system

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'Malicious act': Taiwan denies shooting down of Chinese Su-35 fighter by country’s air defence system: 

The clarification came after Taiwanese social media went abuzz with claims that China’s Sukhoi Su-35 fighter plane was shot down by the country’s air defence system.

Beijing: Calling it a malicious act, Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense on Friday dismissed the reports that claimed country's air defence system shot down a Chinese fighter jet earlier today.

The clarification came after Taiwanese social media went abuzz with claims that a China’s Sukhoi Su-35 fighter plane was shot down by the country’s air defence system.

"The Air Force Command solemnly refuted this day that this is false information, and completely untrue. The Air Force Command pointed out that it strongly condemns such malicious acts by deliberately creating and disseminating false and false information on the Internet in an attempt to confuse the audience," The press release, issued by the Air Force Command, stated. 

"The Air Force Command emphasized that in order to maintain airspace security, the headquarters will continue to closely monitor the conditions of the sea and airspace around the Taiwan Strait, and provide the correct information in a timely manner to prevent the spread of fake and false news, and to avoid social unrest, and appeals to people to rest assured,” it added.

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Multiple videos circulating on social media had shown a jet engulfed in thick smoke. The video was from an unknown location. However, many users had flagged this calling it false while some said that the fighter jet crashed due to technical glitch.

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