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| Jet pilot ejects in Afghanistan | Jet pilot ejects in Afghanistan |
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| A British jet pilot has been injured after ejecting from his aircraft before it crashed in Afghanistan. | A British jet pilot has been injured after ejecting from his aircraft before it crashed in Afghanistan. |
| The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the Harrier pilot was forced to eject while landing at Kandahar airfield. | |
| The RAF pilot is believed to have suffered minor injuries. The MoD said there was no suggestion the incident was caused by enemy action. | |
| The cause of the crash is not known but it is thought the Harrier's undercarriage may have failed to lower. | The cause of the crash is not known but it is thought the Harrier's undercarriage may have failed to lower. |
| The aircraft was badly damaged in the crash at about 1030 local time but no-one else was injured, the MoD spokesman said. | |
| He said: "Emergency services have been called to the scene and are assessing the damage." |