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Myanmar military jet crashes

By AFP
February 17, 2022

YANGON: A Myanmar military jet crashed in the north of the country on Wednesday morning, killing its pilot after a "technical failure", the junta’s information team said in a statement. The jet, flying from Tada-U air force base near Mandalay, "lost contact about 10:43 am this morning (0413 GMT)," and later crashed into Yay Myet Gyi lake in Sagaing region, the statement said.