US F-16 jet crashes during training south of Seoul

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A US F-16 fighter jet crashed in a farming area south of Seoul during a training exercise on Saturday, said the US military, but appeared to have caused no casualties or property damage...

"An F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing crashed in an agricultural area near Osan Air Base at about 9:45 am" in Gyeonggi province, the statement said...

Local media said the crash involved no casualties or damage as it took place in a rural area.. "There are no civilian homes nearby the crash, causing no further damage (other than the jet)," a police official was quoted as saying by the Yonhap news agency..