Iran Air Force jet crashes
Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:59:22 GMT
A fighter jet belonging to Iran's Air Force has crashed at Tehran's Mehrabad International Airport after reporting a technical hitch.
The Russian-build Sukhoi Su-24 crashed around 7:00 pm local time (3:30 pm GMT), Fars news agency reported.
The fighter's pilot and co-pilot are unharmed as they ejected themselves from the plane in time, the report added.
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