Russian Defense Minister Says There Will Be A Response To Israel's Action That Caused The Downing Of A Russian Spy Plane

TASS: Defense chief vows response to Israel’s actions that caused fatal crash of Il-20 aircraft

The Russian defense minister says Israeli F-16s delivered strikes on Syria using the Russian Il-20 recon plane as cover

MOSCOW, September 18. /TASS/. Russia will respond to actions on behalf of the Israeli Air Force that led to a fatal crash of Russia’s Il-20 aircraft on Monday late night in Syria, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday.

"We have informed today our Israeli colleagues, and I have also informed personally the Israeli Defense Minister [Avigdor Lieberman], that such actions will not be left unanswered by us," Shoigu said.

The Russian Il-20 that was shot down by Syrian air defense systems had been conducting reconnaissance activity in the Idlib de-escalation zone before the crash, he said.

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Update #1: Russia blames Israel for plane shot down by Syrian missile (AP)
Update #2: 'Irresponsible': Russia lashes out at Israel after military plane downed in Syria attack (National Post/Bloomberg)

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