Military jet crashes in San Diego suburb, three dead

Three people were killed and one remained missing after a US F/A-18 fighter jet slammed into a densely populated neighborhood in California, officials said.

The accident occurred shortly before midday (2000 GMT) on Monday when the two-seater plane spiraled out of control and crashed into two homes in the University City suburb of San Diego, officials said.

The pilot of the aircraft, which had been taking part in a training exercise and was approaching the Marine Corps Air Station in Miramar when it crashed, ejected safely and landed in the grounds of a nearby school.

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