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Fighter Jet Crashes in Southeastern Iran Over Technical Fault - Reports

Sputnik News

13:35 11.07.2018(updated 13:37 11.07.2018)

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - An F-4 Phantom II fight jet of the Iranian Air Force crashed in the southeast of the country on Wednesday over a technical fault, the Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA) reported.

The accident took place when the aircraft had been on a patrol mission over the Chabahar city, the outlet said.

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Both crew members safely ejected themselves out of the plane, according to the media outlet.

The incident took place 20 kilometers to Chabahar.

© Sputnik



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