ALBAWABA - At least three people were killed when an India's Air Force MiG-21 crashed in the state of Rajasthan, west of the country.
The military plane crashed, Monday morning, "during a routine training flight," according to the Indian Air Force, which confirmed that the pilot ejected from the plane safely and was slightly injured.
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Indian media outlets suggested that the dead were civilians, and the plane fell on them. It was reported that the plane crashed into a house, and that a number of people were injured.
Soviet-made MiG-21s entered service in India in the 1960s, but their many accidents earned them the nickname "flying coffins."
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The cause of the accident is still unknown yet; however, an investigation has been opened.
