A Syrian military jet has been shot down by militants in the northern Hama province, the Syrian state broadcaster has confirmed, adding that a pilot was killed in the attack.
“The military aircraft crashed in the vicinity of Hama after it was shot by terrorists; the pilot was killed,” the Syrian state-run SANA news agency quoted a source as saying.
The plane, identified as a L-39 Albatros jet trainer, was shot down by anti-aircraft machine guns belonging to Islamist militants, a source within the Syrian opposition told Al-Masdar News. Government sources also confirmed the crash to the outlet, but said that its jets suffered a technical error.
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