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Reports: 2 SKorea fighter jets crash into mountain
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March 2, 2010, Tuesday
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TWO South Korean fighter jets crashed into a mountain today during a routine training mission, news reports said. The fate of the pilots was not immediately known.
The F-5 jets hit a mountain in Pyeongchang, about 110 miles (180 kilometers) east of Seoul, shortly after they took off from a nearby air base, Yonhap news agency reported, citing an unidentified air force official.
A total of three pilots were aboard the jets but it was not immediately known if they survived, Yonhap said.
The air force dispatched two helicopters to the area to locate the pilots, the report said.
Yonhap said the cause of the accident was not immediately known.
YTN television network carried a similar report, saying the jets disappeared from radar screens after taking off for a training mission.
The Air Force said it was trying to confirm the reports.
The F-5 jets hit a mountain in Pyeongchang, about 110 miles (180 kilometers) east of Seoul, shortly after they took off from a nearby air base, Yonhap news agency reported, citing an unidentified air force official.
A total of three pilots were aboard the jets but it was not immediately known if they survived, Yonhap said.
The air force dispatched two helicopters to the area to locate the pilots, the report said.
Yonhap said the cause of the accident was not immediately known.
YTN television network carried a similar report, saying the jets disappeared from radar screens after taking off for a training mission.
The Air Force said it was trying to confirm the reports.
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