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Russia says fighter jet crashed in Med

A Russian fighter jet has crashed into the Mediterranean Sea.

A Russian MiG-29 fighter jet has crashed into the Mediterranean Sea after taking off from the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier, news agencies cited a Defence Ministry statement as saying.

They said on Monday the pilot was safe after he ejected from the plane and that flights by Russian military planes have not been suspended


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Source: AAP



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