At least 25 people were killed and ten injured on Monday when a Syrian warplane crashed into a marketplace in Syria's Idlib province, according to reports.
The plane crashed over a popular marketplace in the town of Ariha in Idlib, which fell to the Jaish al-Fateh, an alliance of al-Qaeda linked Nusra front, Xinhua news agency reported.
Activists said the Jaish al-Fateh downed the warplane with anti-aircraft missiles, adding that the fate of the pilot is still unknown.
Other unofficial reports from pro-government Syrian news websites said the plane crashed due to a malfunction.
Sham News Network posted photos of the aftermath of the plane crash, showing destroyed buildings and a ravaged square covered with debris and broken concrete.
Meanwhile, a senior Syrian officer said "there is no information about the warplane crash".
Ariha was the latest town to fall to the jihadi groups.
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