Dozens Killed By Syrian War-Plane Crash In Idlib Province

IBTimes: Syrian Warplane Crashes In Idlib, Killing At Least 27, Injuring Several People: Reports

At least 27 people have been killed and dozens wounded after a Syrian army fighter jet crashed into a marketplace in the Syrian town of Ariha in Idlib province, Reuters reported, citing residents and witnesses. The report added that most of those dead were civilians on the ground.

"The plane had dropped a bomb on the main Bazaar street at low altitude only seconds before it crashed," Ghazal Abdullah, a resident who was close to the incident, told Reuters.

The U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which tracks violence across Syria, reportedly said that the plane was not shot down.

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