IAF's Sukhoi-30 fighter jet crashes near Pune, pilots safe

A Sukhoi 30 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed at a village near Pune on Tuesday evening. Both pilot and co-pilot are safe

Pune: An IAF Sukhoi Su-30 aircraft crashed near Shirur here Tuesday afternoon, official sources said.

The pilot and co-pilot are reported to have ejected safely.

Details of the reasons behind the crash and other casualties or damages after it took off from Lohegaon base of the Indian Air Force are awaited, the sources said.

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