Thursday, September 20, 2018

Israeli Delegation Heads To Msocow Over Downing Of Russian Spy Plane

A Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft takes off from Central military airport in Rostov-on-Don, Russia March 6, 2014. Picture taken March 6, 2014. REUTERS/Sergey Pivovarov

Reuters: Israel to present findings in Moscow over downing of Russian plane

Israel’s air force chief will on Thursday present findings in Moscow related to an incident in which a Russian military plane was downed off Syria’s coast, Israel’s military said.

Israel on Tuesday blamed Syria, saying its anti-aircraft batteries “fired indiscriminately” and failed to ensure that no Russian planes were in the air.

The army said Major-General Amikam Norkin and other senior officers would “present the situation report of the event regarding all aspects, including the pre-mission information and the findings of the IDF (Israel Defence Forces) inquiry.”

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Update #1: Israeli Air Force commander to arrive in Moscow on Thursday to hand data on Il-20 crash (TASS)
Update #2: IDF delegation heads to Moscow (Arutz Sheva)

WNU editor: The Kremlin's rhetoric against Israel has changed .... Russia denounces Israel Air Force activity over Syria (Jerusalem Post). More here .... In apparent about-turn, Russian embassy tears into Israel for downing of plane (Times Of Israel).

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