Pilot of crashed Syrian jet rescued in Turkey
Source: BBC
Pilot of crashed Syrian jet rescued in Turkey
22 minutes ago
From the section Middle East
The pilot of a Syrian military aircraft that crashed near the border between Syria and Turkey has been found alive and taken to a hospital, officials say. The plane's pilot, who ejected before the crash, has only been identified as a Syrian national.
It is unclear what caused the crash, in southern Turkey. An Islamist group which is fighting Syria's President Bashar al-Assad said the plane had been shot down, but the Syrian government has not confirmed it.
A Syrian army source had said earlier the air force had lost contact with a fighter jet on a mission near the border, according to the country's state TV.
The pilot was found exhausted after a nine-hour search, Turkey's state-run Anadolu news agency reports. He was taken to a hospital in Hatay province, but no details were given on his condition.
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