Insurgents in Syria have seized at least four government airmen, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports.
The capture purportedly took place after their helicopter came down in a rebel-held area in Idlib province.
Syrian Navy Mi-14 anti-submarine helicopter crashed in Idlib province (north west)
#Syria #alnusra pic.twitter.com/EZCaglyMqF— Tom Antonov (@Tom_Antonov) March 22, 2015
The British-based activist group said opposition fighters – including members of the al-Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front – had killed one crew member and taken most of the rest prisoner. One person was said to be unaccounted for.
Images posted to social media sites purport to show the injured pilot being led away.
“@uygaraktas One of the Helicopter Crew member before the execution #Syria pic.twitter.com/wHFGM6JqL1“— ARnews 1936 (@ARnews1936) March 22, 2015
Images of a crew member and pilot of the downed regime helicopter in Idlib, Syria. pic.twitter.com/uTqlUloNyW— Breaking News (@NewsOnTh
