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Su-25 combat jet crashes in Azerbaijan, pilot killed

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A fighter plane of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces crashed on Wednesday during a training flight, killing the pilot, the country's Defense Ministry said.

A fighter plane of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces crashed on Wednesday during a training flight, killing the pilot, the country's Defense Ministry said.

A Su-25 Frogfoot close air support aircraft crashed in the Shamkir district in northwest Azerbaijan at about 5 p.m. local time [13:00 GMT], the ministry said.

An investigation into the cause of the incident has been launched, the ministry said.

 

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