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Video shows Syrian warplane bursting into flames

BEIRUT - A video that shows a Syrian government fighter jet bursting into flames while under fire from rebels was posted on the Internet on Monday.
The downing of a warplane would be a rare event for lightly armed rebels faced with the superior weaponry of Syrian President Bashar Assad's forces.
In recent months the government has begun to use its air power to try to crush a 17-month-old uprising.
The video uploaded on YouTube was filmed by an opposition activist who said he was in the north-eastern town of Mohassen in Syria's Deir al-Zor province. It was not clear when it was filmed and it was not possible to verify the location.