Pilots among 3 killed in Iranian fighter jet crash

KABUL (Pajhwok): Three people have been killed after an army warplane crashed in an urban area in Iran’s Tabriz, according to Iranian media on Monday.

Two pilots and a civilian sitting in a parked vehicle were killed in the incident.

Local army official Reza Yousefi told state media at the site of the crash that the aircraft – an F5 model used for training – crashed due to technical issues.

He lauded the two pilots for “sacrificing” themselves as they managed to avoid residential areas and land the plane in an open area next to a sports complex.

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