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1st LD Writethru: S.Korean fighter jet crashes in southeastern region

Xinhua, March 30, 2016 Adjust font size:

A South Korean fighter jet on Wednesday crashed in the southeastern region, Yonhap news agency reported citing the firefighting authorities.

The KF-16 combat plane went down at about 4 p.m. (0700 GMT) in the southeastern district of Cheongsong for an unidentified reason.

Two pilots aboard the plane successfully ejected from the falling plane. At the site, fire broke out after the crash. Enditem