Thursday, June 11, 2015

Syrian jet crashes to ground after being shot down

Posted by Anup Baral: June 11, 2015:


Footage has emerged of a Syrian jet crashing to the ground after being shot down in Syria.Videos posted online by the opposition affiliated Syrian Media Organization appeared to show a jet falling from the sky, smoke billowing from the ground after impact, and armed men standing by a burning wreckage.Military sources and experts described the plane as a Sukhoi 24, which they say had flown from Saikal air base in eastern Syria. They said they believed it had strayed into Israeli-controlled airspace while fully armed on a mission to bomb anti-government groups on the other side of the border.

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