International • Created January 27, 2015 04:00

Greek fighter jet crashes in Spain killing 10 people

Military officials said that the Greek F-16 jet crashed into other planes and exploded at the Los Llanos airbase in Albacete in central Spain.One of the pilots performed a wrong manoeuvre during take-off, according to local media. Both pilots were killed.Another 13 people have been injured, six of them seriously, according to officials.The crash sent […]

Greek fighter jet crashes in Spain killing 10 people
Greek fighter jet crashes in Spain killing 10 people

Military officials said that the Greek F-16 jet crashed into other planes and exploded at the Los Llanos airbase in Albacete in central Spain.
One of the pilots performed a wrong manoeuvre during take-off, according to local media. Both pilots were killed.
Another 13 people have been injured, six of them seriously, according to officials.
The crash sent flames and a plume of black smoke billowing into the air. Most of the victims are not believed to be Spanish, officials say.
Emergency crews are working to extinguish the blaze and find out how much damage has been done to other planes involved in the Nato exercise, the ministry said in a statement.
Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that he was deeply saddened by the crash.
A Nato spokeswoman talking to the AP news agency declined to reveal details of the accident.

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