Islamists fired mortar shells at a group of national correspondents in Syria, which was at the height of al-Sweek. Of the 3 machines to get away from the attack was only one of the reporters who stayed in 2 other cars were hit as the gunmen. For fresh information injured 3 people.

Russian reporters came under mortar attack in Syria near the metropolis Salma. 3 cars with correspondents were sent to a height of al-SUEK, which was recently retaken from militants when they attacked Islamists.

The militants were firing from the mountain Nubi, tells LifeNews. 1 of the machines with correspondents managed to get away from the attack zone, the other 2 came under fire of mortars. Most likely, the attackers are members of the extremist group "dzhebhat EN-Nusra".

According to our information, 3 wounded inhabitant of our planet: the TASS journalist Alexander Elistratov and 2 correspondent of the TV channel Russia Today - Sargon Hadiya and Roman Kosarev. All reporters are in the local infirmary, now nothing threatens them.

As we were informed Days.Ru, November 24, in Syria suffered another resounding incident - the Turkish air force was shot down Russian aircraft, which, according to local authorities, violated the airspace of the middle East state.

"At the present time (November 24. - Approx. ed.) on the ground of Syria, most likely the result of attack from earth crashed aircraft of the Russian air group in the Syrian Arab Republic su-24", - told in the Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation. The circumstances of the incident are established.

"The plane was at a height of 6 thousand meters. The fate of the pilots is set. According to our information, the pilots managed to eject," he added in the defense Ministry. With all this evidence that he had violated the border regime, the defense Ministry did not confirm.
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