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PAF Mirage crashes in eastern Punjab

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Press Trust of India Islamabad

The jet crashed near Thal town in Bhakkar district.

The aircraft was on a routine operational training mission, the PAF spokesman said.

The pilot ejected safely and there were no reports of casualties or damage to property on the ground, the spokesman said.

A board of inquiry has been instituted by Air Headquarters to ascertain the cause of the accident, he said.

  

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First Published: Aug 15 2012 | 12:35 PM IST

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