Warplane crashes while landing in Tobruk

Sources reported that a warplane, Mig 21, crashed Wednesday morning in Tobruk.
The crash took place while the warplane was touching down in Jamal Abdelnaser airbase, Tobruk.
One of the pilots aboard the fighter plane was killed, according to local sources from the city of Tobruk in the eastern region.
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