PAF training jet crashes in Swabi

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SWABI: A training jet of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) crashed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) area of Sawabi on Monday (today) morning while pilots ejected and remained safe.

The incident took place in Shah Mansoor area of district Swabi

The PAF spokesman said that  the K-8 trainer two- seated aircraft caught fire as it descended, but both pilots ejected safely before it crashed into an empty field.

Eyewitnesses said they saw the plane suddenly lurch in the air before it crashed to the ground in flames.