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Military jet crashes into inactive volcano in Iran - report Military jet crashes into inactive volcano in Iran - report
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An Iranian military aircraft has crashed into the Sabalan mountain range in the northwestern Ardebil Province on Wednesday, a local official confirmed to IRNA.An Iranian military aircraft has crashed into the Sabalan mountain range in the northwestern Ardebil Province on Wednesday, a local official confirmed to IRNA.
Medics and rescue teams have been dispatched to locate the wreckage and look for survivors. It is not clear what type of a plane it was and how many people were on board.Medics and rescue teams have been dispatched to locate the wreckage and look for survivors. It is not clear what type of a plane it was and how many people were on board.
Early reports say that the aircraft was a MiG-29 jet fighter. Early reports say that the aircraft was a MiG-29 training plane that took off from the Tabriz Air Base with two people on board.
Locals have heard a loud bang near Sabalan when the crash happened, Iranian media said.Locals have heard a loud bang near Sabalan when the crash happened, Iranian media said.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW The third-highest mountain peak in Iran, the Sabalan has a volcano crater lake on its summit.
An F-5 fighter jet crashed during a training mission in the southwestern Khuzestan Province last year, killing one of its two pilots.
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