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Vietnamese military jet crashes, pilot killed
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-06-10 14:24

HANOI -- A Vietnamese military plane fell down to a local maize field, setting itself on fire and causing one death, the online newspaper Vietnam Nation reported Wednesday.

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The exploded plane was found at Cam Phu commune, Cam Thuy district, Thanh Hoa central province of Vietnam on Tuesday by local farmers.

"There must have been something wrong with the plane's engine because the plane made a big noise before it went down to the field," said a witness.

The death was identified to be a Vietnamese pilot, who was the only person on that plane at the time of accident, said a local policeman Bui Duc Tinh cited by the newspaper as saying.

Relevant agencies are protecting the incident's site for investigation, said the newspaper.