BREAKING: Russian helicopter shot at with missile by Syrian rebels as second pilot 'dead'

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/621677/Reports-Russian-helicopter-shot-down-while-searching-downed-jets

A RUSSIAN helicopter has been downed while searching for the pilots who ejected from their burning jet, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has confirmed.

By Leda Reynolds

PUBLISHED: 11:42, Tue, Nov 24, 2015 | UPDATED: 14:00, Tue, Nov 24, 2015

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A Russian search and rescue helicopter

The Russian helicopter had been scrambled to the crash scene to search for survivors after the jet was shot down following 10 warnings in five minutes to leave Turkish airspace, a Turkish military official has said.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirmed that the search and rescue helicopter was placed under fire by Syrian rebels.

The helicopter pilot was forced into a landing after being hit by a rocket fired by rebels.

The British-based organisation said that the helicopter had made an emergency landing in the province of Latakia

It comes as rebel forces said that bodies of both pilots have been recovered, Al Jazeera reported.
The Russian jet was just over the Syrian border when it was downed by F16 Fighting Falcon jets belonging to Turkey, the Turkish official said.

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