[媒體名稱]BBC
[新聞日期]2018/03/06
[網址]https://goo.gl/nRZnUu
A Russian transport plane has crashed in Syria killing all 26 passengers and
six crew members believed to have been on board, the defence ministry says.
The An-26 plane crashed during landing at Hmeimim airbase, near the Syrian
coastal city of Latakia, the ministry is quoted as saying by Russian media.
The plane was not fired upon, Russia says, and preliminary data suggests a
technical malfunction could have caused the crash.
An investigation is now under way.
On 7 January, Russian forces said they had foiled a drone attack on Hmeimim.
This was just a week after Russian warplanes were damaged at the airbase in a
rebel mortar attack.