90 Russian MiGs found unsafe to fly

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MOSCOW, Mar 13 (AP): A large part of Russia's fighter jet fleet has been found unsafe during inspections made after a MiG-29 plane lost part of its tail on a training flight, the air force said Friday.

The air force grounded the entire MiG-29 fleet after the December 5 crash in southern Siberia, an area where another of the jets had crashed in October. A check of the planes' condition began as a military panel investigated the cause of the December crash.

Air force spokesman Col Vladimir Drik said Friday that about 90 MiG-29s had been found unsafe to fly and would need repairs.