Russian helicopter shot down in Syria; 1 dead

BEIRUT (AP) — Russia’s military says that a helicopter that was searching for the crew of a shot-down warplane in Syria was shot down by rebel fire and one serviceman was killed.
A spokesman for the general staff, Lt. Gen. Sergei Rudskoi, was quoted by Russian news agencies as saying Tuesday that the Mi-8 chopper was one of two taking part in the search operation.
The rest of its crew were evacuated and taken back to the air base used by Russia in Syria.