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Turkish F-16 fighter crashes near Syria, killing pilot
Source: BBC
The pilot of a Turkish F-16 fighter jet has been found dead after the aircraft crashed near Turkey's border with Syria, reports say.
The plane was flying over the Amanos Mountains in the southern province of Osmaniye on Monday when it lost radio contact, Anatolia news agency said.
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A Turkish fighter jet was shot down by Syria over the Mediterranean in June 2012, after Syrian forces said it had entered the country's airspace.
It was not immediately clear what caused Monday's crash.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22513439