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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

France confirms loss of Mirage Fighter-Bomber over Niger

Mirage 2000France confirmed on Tuesday that an air force Mirage jet crashed over Niger in Central Africa but both pilots survived after bailing out.

The Defence Ministry's information office said that the plane suffered a technical fault while on a patrol mission over Mali.

The Mirage 2000-D fighter-bomber, which was returning to base in Niger, is one of the most sophisticated in the French Air Force and second only to the high-tech Rafale, which is currently being offered to a number of countries, mainly India, the UAE and several other Gulf nations.

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