MOSCOW — The Latest on a Russian military aircraft shot down over the Mediterranean Sea and other issues related to Syria (all times local):5:15 p.m.Israel says its deputy ambassador in Moscow was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry after an aircraft was shot down over Syria. It said Israeli jets had targeted a Syrian weapons facility and were already back within Israeli airspace when the incident happened. The Russian ministry said the plane was caught in the crossfire as four Israeli fighters attacked targets in northwestern Syria. The Kremlin says it’s deeply concerned over the shooting-down of a Russian military aircraft in the Mediterranean Sea close to Syria. Russia said the Israeli aircraft “pushed” the Russian plane into the line of fire.

Source: National Post September 18, 2018 08:06 UTC