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Pakistan air force jet crashes, killing pilot

Tuesday, 15 November 2011


ISLAMABAD, Nov 14 (AFP): A Pakistani air force jet crashed during a training flight Monday in northern Pakistan, killing the pilot, the air force said. The crash took place near the garrison town of Attock, 65 kilometres (40 miles) northwest of Islamabad. The jet "crashed due to technical malfunction near Attock. The pilot was fatally injured," an air force statement said, not specifying the type of aircraft.