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Yemen fighter plane crashes into homes in Sanaa | Yemen fighter plane crashes into homes in Sanaa |
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A fighter plane has crashed in a residential area of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, killing at least six people, reports say. | |
The aircraft came down near Change Square, scene of anti-government protests under the former regime. | The aircraft came down near Change Square, scene of anti-government protests under the former regime. |
The plane was on a training flight when it crashed, Yemeni officials said. | |
Two homes were hit, the interior ministry said, with reports of people trapped under rubble. TV pictures showed cars on fire at the scene. | |
Ambulances were at the crash site, and thick black smoke was pouring from the wreckage, the AFP news agency reported. | |
Reuters quoted an unnamed security official as saying the pilot had ejected from the aircraft. The plane was a Russian SU-22, the news agency quoted a military official as saying. | |
The cause of the crash, in the al-Qadissiya neighbourhood, is being investigated, the interior ministry said. |