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Nato jet crashes in Afghanistan RAF pair safe after Afghan crash
(about 6 hours later)
A Nato fighter jet has crashed at an airbase in southern Afghanistan, a day after a civilian helicopter crash at the same base killed 16 people. Two RAF pilots are being treated in an Afghan hospital after their fighter jet crashed in the south of the country.
The two pilots ejected from the jet when it crashed inside the Kandahar air field, a Nato spokesman said. They are being treated at the base hospital. The crew safely ejected from the Tornado GR4 ground attack aicraft, but sustained some injuries, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said.
Involvement of insurgents in the crash has been ruled out, officials say. The MoD has ruled out enemy action as a cause of the crash, which happened during take-off at Kandahar airfield.
On Sunday a Russian-built helicopter crashed at the airfield apparently as it was trying to take off. On Sunday a Russian-built helicopter crashed at the same site, killing 16 civilians and injuring five others.
At least 16 civilians were killed and five others injured in the crash. 'Jet caught fire'
Captain Ruben Hoorncelv, a spokesman for the Nato-led force, told the Associated Press news agency that the cause of Monday's crash was unclear. An MoD spokesman said of the latest crash: "The crew ejected safely but they did sustain some injuries, which are currently being assessed in a hospital."
He said the jet caught fire and crashed on the airfield. Accident investigators were analysing damage to the aircraft, she added.
On Sunday, a Russian-built Mi-8 transport helicopter, owned the Russian air company Vertical-T, crashed at the airfield, killing 16 civilians. Captain Ruben Hoorncelv, a spokesman for the Nato-led force, told the Associated Press news agency the jet caught fire and crashed on the airfield but the cause was unclear.
The nationalities of the dead are not yet known. On Sunday a Mi-8 transport helicopter, owned by the Russian air company Vertical-T, crashed as it also tried to take off. The nationalities of the dead are not yet known.
Kandahar airfield is Nato's largest air base in southern Afghanistan but the BBC's Martin Patience in Kabul says a lot of civilian aircraft fly in and out so there is no surprise this was a civilian crash.Kandahar airfield is Nato's largest air base in southern Afghanistan but the BBC's Martin Patience in Kabul says a lot of civilian aircraft fly in and out so there is no surprise this was a civilian crash.