US military jet crashes near homes
A US military jet has crashed in a residential area of the city of Yuma in Arizona but there are no immediate reports of injuries or deaths.
Yuma police Lieutenant Mike Erfert says the jet went down about 2:30pm local time.
A spokesman for the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma says the Harrier jet that crashed was operating from the base.
Lance Corporal Kamran Sadaghiani says the jet "went down in town" but could provide no further information.
The American ABC radio network reported that the pilot of the jet had ejected from the aircraft.
Police, fire and military personnel were responding to the crash and the area was being evacuated.
-Reuters
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200506/s1393351.htm
A US military jet has crashed in a residential area of the city of Yuma in Arizona but there are no immediate reports of injuries or deaths.
Yuma police Lieutenant Mike Erfert says the jet went down about 2:30pm local time.
A spokesman for the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma says the Harrier jet that crashed was operating from the base.
Lance Corporal Kamran Sadaghiani says the jet "went down in town" but could provide no further information.
The American ABC radio network reported that the pilot of the jet had ejected from the aircraft.
Police, fire and military personnel were responding to the crash and the area was being evacuated.
-Reuters
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200506/s1393351.htm
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