Libyan war jet crashes in #Benghazi
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A Libyan war jet that had been bombing Islamist fighters in the restive eastern city of Benghazi crashed and exploded Tuesday after its pilot ejected safely, a military source and a witness said. It was not immediately clear if the plane was shot down or suffered a malfunction, added General Sagr al-Jerouchi, chief of air operations for dissident general Khalifa Haftar. A witness, who said he saw a parachute open before the crash, added that the warplane had just attacked Islamist positions. Weekend fighting in Benghazi killed dozens of people, mostly soldiers. read more