Two Iranian pilots killed in fighter crash

TEHRAN,April 22(MNA) – An Iranian F-5 fighter jet has crashed near the city of Abdanan in the southwestern province of Ilam, killing two pilots, the governor of Abdanan told the Mehr News Agency on Sunday. The fighter jet crashed into a mountain after it took off from a military air base in the city of Dezful, Khuzestan Province, Morad Nasseri said. He also said that two pilots had been killed in the crash, adding that the accident was being investigated.