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Kenyan military: Fighter jet crashes in Somalia

A Kenyan military spokesman says a fighter jet returning from a combat mission has crashed in Somalia.

 

Colonal David Obonyo says the military launched a search and rescue mission to find the pilot, who ejected before the crash.

 

Obonyo said Thursday the pilot reported mechanical problems before the plane disappeared from radar over the port city of Kismayo.

 

Somali militant group al-Shabab, which Kenyan troops are fighting in Somalia, claims it shot down the jet. Obonyo dismissed the claim.

 


פרסום ראשון: 12.04.14, 20:08