Advanced Russian war plane crashes in Syria, killing two crew

An advanced Russian multi-role fighter plane crashed in Syria on Thursday morning shortly after take-off, killing both members of its crew, the Russian military was cited as saying by Russian news agencies.Agencies cited the Ministry of Defence in Moscow as saying its two crew members had tried in vain to save the plane until the last moment."According to preliminary information, the reason for the aviation disaster could have been birds getting into the engine," the RIA news agency cited the mi