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In the Iranian city of Tabriz (province of East Azerbaijan), with more than a million inhabitants, a fighter jet crashed during a training flight. The fatal incident took place in a busy neighborhood, informs the Mehr news agency.
F-5 (“Tiger”) collapsed on the gym and, as video footage from eyewitnesses shows, exploded.
An #IRIAF fighter jet has crashed inside the “Shahid Alipoor” sport complex in #Tabrizeastern Azerbaijan province of #Iran
Initial reports suggest that the aircraft was an F-5 Tiger pic.twitter.com/fpAJ3X4TdM— Aleph א (@no_itsmyturn) February 21, 2022
Both pilots and one civilian were killed, IRIB reports. The building suffered significant damage. At least one car parked nearby also burned down.
#Iran:Two pilots Colonel Sadik Fellahi & Captain Aliriza Hanifezad and one civilian killed as An Iranian F-5 fighter aircraft crashed around 9:00 am (0530 GMT) in a residential area of the northwestern city of #Tabriz neighborhood of #Monajem.
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The armed forces are gathering a commission that will investigate the causes of the disaster.
Source: Rosbalt
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