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Eurofighter crashes at Spain's Moron base near Seville | |
(35 minutes later) | |
A pilot has died after his Eurofighter jet crashed at a military base in southern Spain, defence officials say. | |
"A Eurofighter has crashed on landing on the runway of the Moron base", a Spanish defence ministry spokeswoman told the AFP news agency. | "A Eurofighter has crashed on landing on the runway of the Moron base", a Spanish defence ministry spokeswoman told the AFP news agency. |
The accident took place at around 14:00 local time (12:00 GMT) at the facility, 56km (35 miles) south-east of Seville. | |
The base is shared by Spain and the US Air Force, but only Spain operates the Eurofighter jet. | |
Local media say the aircraft smashed in to the ground while attempting to land. | |
Images posted on social media showed black smoke rising from the vicinity of the air base. |