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Russian military plane crashes on take-off in Syria, crew killed

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Russian military plane crashes on take-off in Syria, crew killed

Moscow - The Su-24 plane rolled off the runway and broke up while accelerating for take-off

Published: Tue 10 Oct 2017, 12:13 PM

Updated: Tue 10 Oct 2017, 2:22 PM

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  • AFP

A Sukhoi military jet crashed while preparing for take off from Russia's Hmeimim base in Syria on Tuesday, killing the crew, Russian news agencies quoted a military spokesman as saying.
"The Su-24 plane rolled off the runway and broke up while accelerating for takeoff... The plane's crew did not have time to eject and died," the spokesman said.



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