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Two IAF jets crash in MP; pilot flying Mirage 2000 dies
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Bhopal, Jan 28 (TIWN) Two fighter jets of the Indian Air Force (IAF) -- Mirage 2000 and Sukhoi Su-30, reportedly collided in the sky near Morena in Madhya Pradesh while carrying out an air bombing exercise, leading to the crash of both the aircraft.
Morena Superintendent of Police Ashutosh Bagri confirmed the crash. Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Adarsh Katiyar told PTI that the cause of the crash is not clear yet. "It is not clear whether the planes collided against each other or not," he said.Two pilots ejected safely, but the third one is missing, he said. Sources said that the two IAF fighter jets had taken off from the Gwalior airport before they met with the accident.
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