The Syrian wing of Al-Qaeda terrorist organization, the Nusra Front, said it shot down an army cargo plane filled with food and ammunition in the country, RIA Novosti reported.
The incident happened near the army-controlled Abu al-Duhur military airport in Idlib province of the country.
No official information was received from Syrian authorities about the downed plane, Reuters reported.
At least 35 Syrian soldiers were killed overnight when an army cargo plane crashed in bad weather in the northwest of the country, a monitor said on Sunday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the plane crashed after hitting electricity lines in heavy fog in Idlib province, a claim echoed by Syrian state media.
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