Russian jet with 14 servicemen aboard vanishes from radar off Syria

Russia says it lost contact with a plane with 14 people on board which was flying near Syria.

 Hemeimeem air base in Syria

FILE: Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, watches the troops marching as he and Syrian President Bashar Assad visit the Hemeimeem air base in Syria in 2017 Source: AAP

Russia's defence ministry said on Tuesday that one if its military aircraft with 14 people on board disappeared from radar screens over Syria at the same time that Israeli and French forces were mounting aerial attacks on targets in Syria.

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