Al Qaeda says downs Syrian cargo plane, army says fog causes crash

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BEIRUT, Jan 18 (Reuters) - The Syrian wing of al Qaeda, the Nusra Front, said on Sunday it had shot down an army cargo plane carrying food and ammunition overnight, but Syrian state television blamed the loss of the aircraft and its crew on bad weather.

Reuters could not verify either account due to security and reporting restrictions in Syria.

State television quoted a military source as saying the cargo plane crashed due to "weather conditions and heavy fog" on Saturday evening while attempting to land Abu al-Duhur military airport in Idlib province, in the northwest of the country. It said the crew were killed
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