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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. Rescuers have found the wreckage of a Turkish F-16 fighter jet that is believed to have crashed near Turkey's border with Syria, reports 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, the Turkish Armed Forces said in a statement.
A search and rescue mission to locate the plane and the pilot is ongoing. The search for the pilot continues.
Loud bangLoud bang
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. Osmaniye governor Celalettin Cerrah said a cockpit window and some other pieces of the aircraft had been found in the Caksir area, according to the Anatolia news agency.
The jet, which is based at the 5th Main Jet Command in the northern province of Amasya, had been performing an operational flight.
The Turkish military said it had lost touch with the aircraft at 14:15 local time (11:15 GMT).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 bang like an explosion, according to local media People living around the village of Yarpuz, about 25km (16 miles) north of the Syrian border, said that they had heard a loud bang like an explosion, according to local media
A Turkish fighter jet was shot down by Syria over the Mediterranean in June 2012, after Syrian forces said it had entered the country's airspace.A Turkish fighter jet was shot down by Syria over the Mediterranean in June 2012, after Syrian forces said it had entered the country's airspace.
It was not immediately clear what caused the F16 plane to crash in Osmaniye province on Monday.It was not immediately clear what caused the F16 plane to crash in Osmaniye province on Monday.