Iran: 3 killed after F-5 fighter jet crashes into school in Tabriz

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3 people have died after an F-5 fighter jet crashed into a school in Tabriz on Monday.

According to Director General of the Crisis Management of East Azerbaijan Province Mohammad Bagher Honarbar, the plane went down due to a technical fault at 09:00 local time (05:30 GMT).

Both pilots were reportedly killed in the crash, as well as one person on the ground.

The school was closed at the time of the incident.

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SOT, Mohammad Bagher Honarbar, Director General of Crisis Management of East Azerbaijan Province (Farsi): “An F-5 trainer aircraft had a technical defect around 09:00 today.”

SOT, Mohammad Bagher Honarbar, Director General of Crisis Management of East Azerbaijan Province (Farsi): “Fortunately, due to the coronavirus conditions, the school was closed and there were no casualties at the school.”

SOT, Second Brigadier General Reza Yousefi, Commander of the Shahid Fakoori airbase in Tabriz (Farsi): “The pilots sacrificed their lives to prevent the plane from hitting the residential area and the surrounding blocks. They could have left the plane with the ejection seat they had, but did not use it, and flew the plane to the uninhabited area.”

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