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| RAF pair safe after Afghan crash | RAF pair safe after Afghan crash |
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| Two RAF crew members are being treated in an Afghan hospital after their jet crashed in the south of the country. | |
| The crew safely ejected from the Tornado GR4 ground attack aircraft, but sustained some injuries, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said. | The crew safely ejected from the Tornado GR4 ground attack aircraft, but sustained some injuries, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said. |
| The MoD has ruled out enemy action as a cause of the crash, which happened during take-off at Kandahar airfield. | 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 same site, killing 16 civilians and injuring five others. | On Sunday a Russian-built helicopter crashed at the same site, killing 16 civilians and injuring five others. |
| 'Jet caught fire' | 'Jet caught fire' |
| 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." | 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." |
| Accident investigators were analysing damage to the aircraft, she added. | Accident investigators were analysing damage to the aircraft, she added. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. | 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. |