SYRIA: At least two dead after Syrian military plane crashes on the outskirts of Damascus

Record ID: 279848

  • Title: SYRIA: At least two dead after Syrian military plane crashes on the outskirts of Damascus
  • Date: 7th October 2007
  • Summary: (W3) MUADAMIET AL-SHAM, SYRIA (SEPTEMBER 7, 2007) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF THE WHOLE CAUSED BY THE AIRCRAFT WING THE AREA WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) YUSSEF, A WITNESS, SAYING: "The aircraft went to the left and to the right. The captain tries to find a place to land and finally the plane crashed here. We carried three dead persons who were wearing military
  • Embargoed: 22nd October 2007 13:00
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  • Topics: Disasters / Accidents / Natural catastrophes
  • Reuters ID: LVA8BE1TFMDGXQWAHTED9DHMBF25
  • Story Text: A small aircraft used by the Syrian military crashed near Damascus killing at least two people, witnesses said.
    Three people wearing military uniforms were pulled out of the wreckage among olive trees on Sunday (October 7) in the Muadamiet al-Sham district, 7 km (4 miles) west of Damascus, witnesses told Reuters.
    "The aircraft went to the left and to the right. The captain tries to find a place to land and finally the plane crashed here. We carried three dead persons who were wearing military uniforms. said Yussef, a resident of the area.
    The area was cleared before media arrived to the scene and a witness confirmed he saw a truck carrying the wreckage to the Mezzeh military airport.
    He said he saw no military markings on the plane.
    The crash came at a time of heightened tension between Syria and Israel, which carried out an air strike deep inside Syrian territory on Sept
    Both sides have given little information about the target.
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