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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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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, the Turkish Armed Forces said in a statement. | |
The search for the pilot continues. | |
Loud bang | Loud bang |
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, 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. |