Syrian warplane was shot down by a surface-to-air missile in Aleppo

Syria´s military said a Syrian warplane was shot down by a surface-to-air missile in Aleppo province and that its pilot ejected, state media reported.

A monitoring group and a rebel source said the pilot was captured by the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front.

The military source quoted by state media said the plane was on a reconnaissance
mission.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights earlier said Islamist rebels had shot down the jet south of the city of Aleppo.