35 Syrian soldiers killed in plane crash

19-01-2015 Mon 01:53 | International | IANS

Damascus, Jan 19 : Around 35 Syrian soldiers have been killed when their plane crashed near a military airbase in the country's northwestern province of Idlib, media reports said Sunday. The medium-sized cargo plane crashed Saturday evening near the town of Khashir, in the vicinity of the Abu al-Duhur airbase, said the Briain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, without giving further details, according to Xinhua. The state news agency SANA confirmed the incident, saying the cargo plane crashed due to ***** weather conditions. It added that all crew members were killed.

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