US F-16 jet crashes throughout coaching south of Seoul



SEOUL: A US F-16 fighter jet crashed in a farming space south of Seoul throughout a coaching train on Saturday, stated the US navy, however appeared to have brought on no casualties or property injury.
The jet’s pilot safely ejected earlier than the crash and was taken to the closest hospital, the US Air Force stated in a press release.
“An F-16 Combating Falcon assigned to the eighth Fighter Wing crashed in an agricultural space close to Osan Air Base at about 9:45 am” in Gyeonggi province, the assertion stated.
The crash occurred throughout a routine coaching train, it stated, including an investigation was underway.
The native fireplace division was dispatched to the crash website and extinguished the hearth, Gyeonggi Governor Kim Dong-yeon stated on his Twitter account.
Native media stated the crash concerned no casualties or injury because it passed off in a rural space.
“There aren’t any civilian houses close by the crash, inflicting no additional injury (aside from the jet),” a police official was quoted as saying by the Yonhap information company.
Washington is Seoul’s key safety ally and stations about 28,500 troops in South Korea to assist shield it from the North.



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