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Putin: plane downed in Syria after 'chain of tragic accidental circumstances'

Published: 18 Sep 2018 - 04:22 pm | Last Updated: 16 Nov 2021 - 06:54 am
Russian President Vladimir Putin attend the Mayor's inauguration ceremony in Moscow on Setember 18, 2018. / AFP / SPUTNIK / Alexey FILIPPOV

Russian President Vladimir Putin attend the Mayor's inauguration ceremony in Moscow on Setember 18, 2018. / AFP / SPUTNIK / Alexey FILIPPOV

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Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday a "chain of tragic accidental circumstances" led to the downing by Syria of a Russian warplane with 15 people on board.

"It rather looks like a chain of tragic accidental circumstances," he told reporters, rejecting any comparisons with the downing of a Russian jet by Turkey in 2015.

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