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Russian military plane disappears from radar near Syria

(UTV|COLOMBO) – A Russian military aircraft with 14 people on board has disappeared from radar after flying over Syria, Russia’s defence ministry says.

“Connection has been lost with the crew of a Russian Il-20 plane over the Mediterranean Sea,” the ministry said.

Contact was lost at about 23:00 local time (20:00 GMT) on Monday, it added.

Russia began military strikes in Syria in 2015 after a request from President Bashar al-Assad, who has stayed in power despite seven years of civil war.

The conflict has so far killed more than 350,000 people.

The incident on Monday reportedly occurred about 35km (22 miles) from the Syrian coast as the Ilyushin Il-20 aircraft was returning to Russia’s Hmeimim airbase near the north-western city of Latakia.

 

 

 

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