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Egyptian F-16 crashes during military exercise, kills pilots

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Press Trust of India Cairo
An Egyptian F-16 fighter jet has crashed during a military exercise at an undisclosed location in the country, killing two pilots.

"An F-16 aircraft has crashed during an exercise, killing the crew," the army said in a statement, which did not give the location of the incident.

Reports said that two military pilots were killed after the aircraft crashed in Ismailia city.

Egypt's well-equipped military was boosted by recent deliveries of F-16 warplanes by Washington and Rafale fighter jets from France.

Last year in November, an Egyptian military helicopter crashed due to a technical error. The crew suffered injuries in the crash.
 

The helicopter was engaged in routine scouting when the technical error occurred.

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First Published: Jan 28 2016 | 1:07 PM IST

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