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Hanumangarh/New Delhi: Three people were killed and three others injured after an Indian Air Force MiG21 Fighter aircraft crashed into a house near Bahlol Nagar village in Hanumangarh on Monday, officials said.
The aircraft had taken off from the Suratgarh airbase for a routine exercise when it crashed near Bahlol Nagar in Hanumangarh due to a technical snag. The pilot ejected from the aircraft in time and he is reported to be safe.
The IAF said a probe has been ordered to ascertain the cause of the crash, adding, “A MiG21 aircraft of the IAF crashed near Suratgarh during a routine training sortie. An inquiry has been constituted to ascertain the cause of accident.”
