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Syrian MiG-23 Jet Crashed Near Damascus Likely Due to Technical Failure

© REUTERS / Social Media Website via ReutersA man walks on the wreckage of a plane that crashed southeast of Damascus, Syria in this still image taken from video said to be shot April 22, 2016
A man walks on the wreckage of a plane that crashed southeast of Damascus, Syria in this still image taken from video said to be shot April 22, 2016 - Sputnik International
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A Syrian MiG-23 Flogger fighter-bomber crashed in East Ghouta outskirts of Damascus due to a technical failure, according to a source in Syrian militia.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A Syrian MiG-23 Flogger fighter-bomber crashed on Friday morning near an area controlled by Islamic State terrorists outside Damascus, likely cause was a technical failure, a source in Syrian militia reported.

"A MiG-23 crashed in East Ghouta outskirts of Damascus…The plane went down this morning shortly after taking off from the Dumayr military airfield," the source told RIA Novosti in a phone call.

"Most likely, the MiG-23 crashed due to a technical failure. The crash site is located between Bir al-Qasab and Tel-Dakua, controlled by IS terrorists," the source added.

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