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35 Syrian soldiers killed in plane crash

Published: 18 Jan 2015 - 06:17 pm | Last Updated: 18 Jan 2022 - 03:55 am

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BEIRUT--At least 35 Syrian soldiers were killed overnight when an army cargo plane crashed in bad weather in the northwest of the country, a monitor said on Sunday.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the plane crashed after hitting electricity lines in heavy fog in Idlib province, though Syria's Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Nusra Front claimed on Twitter that it had shot down the aircraft.

AFP