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Aircraft Crashes During Anti-Militant Operation Near Border With Libya; 4 Dead

August 14 2015

Egypt

Four people have been killed after an Egyptian military aircraft crashed Thursday near the border with Libya, reports the Anadolu Agency (Turkey). Two others were injured.

According to News24, all the casualties were members of the crew.

The plane suffered from a "technical failure" while pursuing militants near the coastal city of Marsa Matrouh, said an army spokesman.

Four militant vehicles were destroyed and five others were seized during the joint air and ground...

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