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Belgian F-16 crashes in west of France

F-16 performing at an air show last July (AFP)

An F-16 jet of the Belgian air force crashed on Thursday in the Morbihan region of western France.

Both pilots successfully ejecting but one was still hanging by a parachute from a power line at the time of writing, the local prefecture said in a statement.

"The pilot and the co-pilot were able to eject before the crash. They were both localised and are alive," it said.

It added that one pilot had been rescued while operations were underway to free the other from the high-voltage power line.

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