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| Pilots die as S Korea jets crash | Pilots die as S Korea jets crash |
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| Three South Korean fighter pilots have died after their jets crashed into a mountain during a training mission, defence officials in Seoul have said. | Three South Korean fighter pilots have died after their jets crashed into a mountain during a training mission, defence officials in Seoul have said. |
| The F-5 jets were believed to have hit Mount Hwangbyeong, near Gangneung, about 237km (147 miles) east of Seoul, said the Yonhap news agency. | |
| Rescue teams found debris, clothing and body parts on the mountain. | Rescue teams found debris, clothing and body parts on the mountain. |
| The cause of the incident is not yet known, but officials said poor visibility could have been to blame. | The cause of the incident is not yet known, but officials said poor visibility could have been to blame. |
| The jets disappeared from radar shortly after taking off from an airbase in Gangneung. | The jets disappeared from radar shortly after taking off from an airbase in Gangneung. |
| A search and rescue operation was launched but an official later said all three pilots had died. | A search and rescue operation was launched but an official later said all three pilots had died. |
| "There is a high possibility that the aircraft crashed due to bad visibility from the foggy weather. We will further investigate the causes," an earlier an Air Force spokesman earlier told Yonhap. | "There is a high possibility that the aircraft crashed due to bad visibility from the foggy weather. We will further investigate the causes," an earlier an Air Force spokesman earlier told Yonhap. |
| One witness had reported "a thundering noise and acrid smoke near the mountain's summit". | One witness had reported "a thundering noise and acrid smoke near the mountain's summit". |
| Yoon Heung-joon said he had seen what he believed to be the wreckage of the planes on the mountainside. | Yoon Heung-joon said he had seen what he believed to be the wreckage of the planes on the mountainside. |
| Yonhap said, if confirmed, the crash would be the seventh involving South Korea's ageing F5 fleet since 2000. | Yonhap said, if confirmed, the crash would be the seventh involving South Korea's ageing F5 fleet since 2000. |