A Sukhoi military jet crashed while preparing for take off from Russia's Hmeimim base in Syria today, killing the crew, Russian news agencies quoted a military spokesman as saying.
"The Su-24 plane rolled off the runway and broke up while accelerating for takeoff... The plane's crew did not have time to eject and died," the spokesman said.
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