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Russian military plane disappears near Syria
One if the Russian military aircraft with 14 people on board disappeared from radar screens over Syria. The ministry immediately pointed a finger at Israeli and French forces who, it said, were mounting aerial attacks on targets in Syria. But speaking to CNN, a US official said Washington believed the aircraft was inadvertently shot down by anti-aircraft artillery operated by Moscow's ally, the Syrian government. According to the same publication, the missile system was sold to Syria by Russia several years ago.
Around the time the Il-20 electronic reconnaissance plane disappeared, both Russian and Syrian media reported that missile defence batteries had responded to an attack from "enemy missiles.”
