Syrian warplane crashes after take-off from Hama airport - military source
Reuters
AmmanUpdated: Jun 19, 2016, 11:42 AM IST
A rebel source told Reuters the plane that crashed was a Russian Mig 21 fighter but this could not be independently verified Photograph:(Getty)
Follow UsA Syrian jet bomber crashed just after take-off from Syria's Hama airport after it encountered a technical problem, a Syrian military source said on Sunday.
The military source, quoted by Syrian state media, did not say when the crash had occurred or provide any other details.
Several Russian-manufactured warplanes have crashed since the start of the year, mostly due to technical failures which defence analysts have generally attributed to age.
A rebel source told Reuters the plane that crashed was a Russian Mig 21 fighter but this could not be independently verified.
(Reuters)
The military source, quoted by Syrian state media, did not say when the crash had occurred or provide any other details.
Several Russian-manufactured warplanes have crashed since the start of the year, mostly due to technical failures which defence analysts have generally attributed to age.
A rebel source told Reuters the plane that crashed was a Russian Mig 21 fighter but this could not be independently verified.
(Reuters)