Happened around 1 hour ago in Western suburbs of Aleppo.
Only aftermath so far. No footage yet of the jet being shot down or going down since the wreckage footage was leaked around 1 hour ago as of now.

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"The jet was bombarding the village of Khan al-Asal."

A
defected military officer in the province confirmed the reports, adding
that the MiG jet was shot down some 10km west of Aleppo, scene of fierce
battles since July 20.Amateur video shot by activists and
distributed by the Observatory showed groups of people gathering around a
pile of embers, and smoke rising from the scene, as men fired their
weapons into the air in celebration.It also showed the tail of a fixed-wing aircraft, blackened by fire and broken off from the body of the plane.

"People celebrate when planes are shot down because they are used to bombard civilian areas," said Abdel Rahman.

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