U.S. backs Turkey's explanation of Russian air incursion

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence on Russia's warplane movements on Nov. 24 support Turkey's explanation that Russian jets violated Turkish airspace, the U.S. envoy to NATO said on Monday. "The U.S. data that I have seen corroborates Turkey's version of events," U.S. Ambassador to NATO Douglas Lute told reporters. (Reporting by Robin Emmott; Editing by Alastair Macdonald)