Syrian A320 collision circumstances remain hazy

摘要

Mystery still surrounds the apparent mid-air collision involving a Syrian Arab Airlines Airbus A320 that resulted in substantial damage to the twinjet's vertical fin. The only verification of a collision came from a brief statement released by the ministry of information and carried by Syrian government media, which stated a military helicopter - possibly a Mil Mi-17 or Mi-8 - had collided with the jet, which had returned to land at Damascus.