Jet fighter crashes in SKorea during training

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A South Korean fighter jet crashed in a rural area north of Seoul during a training flight Tuesday, the air force said.

The sole pilot ejected from the F-5E jet before it went down in a rice paddy in Pocheon, 29 miles (46 kilometers) north of Seoul, at about 10:25 a.m. (0125 GMT), an air force officer said.

South Korea's Yonhap news agency had earlier reported that the jet was manned by two pilots.

The crash caused no civilian damage, the officer said on condition of anonymity citing office policy.
The cause of the crash was unclear, he said.


The plane had taken off earlier from an air base in Wonju, about 81 miles (130 kilometers) east of Seoul, he said.

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