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Syria: rebels shoot down another fighter aircraft (VIDEO)

Damascus, Syria - MiG-21 destroyed by firearms

According to press reports, the Free Syrian Army has shot down another Syrian fighter aircraft during the fights against the Alawite president Assad. The rebel troops reportedly shot down the aircraft by using heavy firearms. The aircraft was a MiG-21 attack fighter, a Russian-made aircraft. The rebel troops also recorded a video immediately after the event. "We brought it down as it was taking...

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Rome, Italy, 09/05/2012 17:17
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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