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U.S. fighter jet crashes in S. Korea


Nepalnews
2023 May 06, 15:51,
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A U.S. military fighter jet crashed in South Korea on Saturday, with no casualty reported, Yonhap news agency reported.

The F-16 fighter jet crashed into farmland at 9:31 a.m. local time in Pyeongtaek, about 70 km south of the capital Seoul. The city is where a key military base of the United States Forces Korea (USFK) is located.

One pilot on board the ill-fated combat plane escaped before the crash. Most of the fighter jets were burned down. A police official was quoted as saying no other damage was reported as there are no private houses near the scene.


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