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| Turkish F-16 fighter jet crashes near Syrian border | Turkish F-16 fighter jet crashes near Syrian border |
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| A Turkish F-16 fighter jet has crashed near Turkey's border with Syria, officials say. | A Turkish F-16 fighter jet has crashed near Turkey's border with Syria, officials say. |
| The plane was flying over the Amanos Mountains in the southern province of Osmaniye when it lost radio contact, Hurriyet Daily News reports. | The plane was flying over the Amanos Mountains in the southern province of Osmaniye when it lost radio contact, Hurriyet Daily News reports. |
| The pilot sent a message saying "I'm jumping" before contact was lost, according to a written statement from the Turkish Armed Forces. | The pilot sent a message saying "I'm jumping" before contact was lost, according to a written statement from the Turkish Armed Forces. |
| A search and rescue mission to locate the plane and the pilot is ongoing. | |
| The jet, which is based at the 5th Main Jet Command in the northern province of Amasya, was performing an operational flight over the area. | The jet, which is based at the 5th Main Jet Command in the northern province of Amasya, was performing an operational flight over the area. |
| The Turkish military said it had lost touch with the aircraft at 14:15 local time (11:15 GMT). | |
| People living around the village of Yarpuz said that they had heard a loud band like an explosion, according to local media. |