MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The incident, said to be the first of its kind, was spotted on the Syrian side of the Nahr al-Kabir al-Janoubi river by an NNA news service reporter. The outlet said a probe has been opened to establish the causes of the firing. It added that two of the helicopter’s pilots returned to the Qlaiaat air base their condition unknown.

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