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Indian fighter jet hits village
An Indian air force fighter jet has crashed into a village in western Gujarat state killing four people, police say.
The Russian-built MiG-21 ploughed into houses in Lakha Bawal, a village 20km (12.5 miles) from the town of Jamnagar. The pilot ejected safely.

Two of those killed were children. At least another 15 people were hurt.
India's ageing MiG-21s have an appalling safety record - more than 30 have crashed in the past year alone.
Friday's crash, 10 minutes after take-off from an air force base at Jamnagar, was the second such incident in a civilian area this month.
Those killed instantly were a 19-year-old man and two five-year-olds, a boy and a girl, a police official said. A 50-year-old man died later in hospital.
Burning aviation fuel spilled across the village as the plane broke up, the AFP news agency reported.
Seven houses were set on fire among a total of 15 that were damaged, police said.
The jet was not carrying any ammunition, an Indian air force spokesman told the BBC.(...)

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Vier Tote bei Absturz eines Kampfflugzeuges in Indien
(ap) Beim Absturz eines Kampfflugzeugs sind in Indien vier Dorfbewohner getötet worden, darunter drei Kinder. Elf weitere Menschen wurden von Trümmerteilen verletzt, auch unter ihnen waren viele Kinder. Der Pilot der MiG-21 konnte sich mit dem Schleudersitz retten.

Die Maschine zerbrach in vier Teile, eines davon schlug in einer Schule ein. Nach Angaben des Verteidigungsministeriums stürzte das Flugzeug zehn Minuten nach dem Start beim Dorf nahe der indisch-pakistanischen Grenze ab. In den vergangenen sechs Jahren sind bei mehr als 100 Abstürzen von MiG-Kampfflugzeugen in Indien mindestens 50 Piloten ums Leben gekommen.

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