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Pilots Eject in Bulgarian MiG-29 Crash

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A Bulgarian MiG-29 fighter jet crashed in a rural area during a routine training exercise on Thursday, the Novinite news agency reported.

A Bulgarian MiG-29 fighter jet crashed in a rural area during a routine training exercise on Thursday, the Novinite news agency reported.

The two pilots managed to eject safely before the jet plunged into a river near the southern Bulgarian city of Plovdiv.

The aircraft was participating in a joint Bulgaria-U.S. exercises, military officials said.

The cause of the crash is being investigated.

Eyewitnesses saw flames coming from the jet just before in went down.

 

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