{"id":3240,"date":"2013-05-06T20:30:49","date_gmt":"2013-05-06T20:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/2-nigerian-air-force-pilots-die-in-fighter-jet-crash\/"},"modified":"2013-05-06T20:30:49","modified_gmt":"2013-05-06T20:30:49","slug":"2-nigerian-air-force-pilots-die-in-fighter-jet-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/2-nigerian-air-force-pilots-die-in-fighter-jet-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"2 Nigerian Air Force pilots die in fighter jet crash"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Nigerian warplane crashed in Niger on Monday, from where it was conducting military operations in neighbouring Mali, and the two pilots were killed, an army source in Niamey said.<\/p>\n
The fighter jet was part of Nigeria’s air fleet engaged with an African force battling hardline Islamists in Mali. The Niger military source said it had suffered a “mechanical” problem.<\/p>\n
“A Nigerian fighter plane crashed this morning (Monday) in the Dargol zone (west), killing the two pilots,” the officer said.<\/p>\n