SEOUL, Jan 11 -- A South Korean Air Force pilot was killed in a fighter jet crash, Xinhua quoted a Yonhap news agency report on Tuesday.
The F-5E combat plane of the 10th Fighter Wing of the South Korean Air Force crashed into a hill in Hwaseong, around 60 km south of Seoul, at about 1.44 pm local time (0444 GMT).
After taking off normally, the fighter jet crashed while gaining altitude. The cause of the accident was not known.
The single pilot, aboard the fighter jet, was found dead near the crash site. No bomb was reportedly loaded on the fighter jet.
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