Fighter plane crashes in E China

Updated: 2013-12-13 13:38

(Xinhua)

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BEIJING - A fighter plane crashed in Anji county in East China's Zhejiang province at 7:11 pm on Thursday, leaving the pilot dead, according to the Ministry of National Defense.

The fighter aircraft, the Jian-8, was conducting night flight training when the accident occurred, the ministry said in a statement on its website Friday.

There are no casualties on the ground, according to the statement.

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