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Egyptian fighter jet crashes in Daqahliya

Ahram Online , Wednesday 8 Jan 2014

Pilot injured but stable after an apparent equipment malfunction

The Egyptian military said on Wednesday that a training aircraft had crashed in the Nile Delta governorate of Daqahliya, with no fatalities.

The pilot was transferred to hospital and is in a stable condition, said military spokesman Ahmed Ali.

According to Ali, the fighter jet malfunctioned, causing the crash.

A MiG-21 fighter jet crashed last October in the Upper Egyptian city of Luxor, killing one civilian.

 

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