Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned Russian citizens against visiting Turkey amid terrorist threats, Sputnik reported Tuesday.

"[We] need to underline the fact that terrorist threats are growing in Turkey," Lavrov said.

On Tuesday, a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 fighter jet carrying two people crashed on the Syrian border with Turkey.

Lavrov has also cancelled his visit to Turkey after a Turkish F-16 fighter shot down the Russian Su-24 Fencer on its way to the Hmeymim airbase in Syria.

The Russian Defense Ministry said monitoring data "definitely showed" no violation of Turkey’s airspace. Putin said the Russian jet was 0.6 miles from Turkey when it was hit by an air-to-air missile.

Sources: MENA