Iranian Fighter Jet Crashes in the Country’s South, Killing 2 Pilots

Iranian Fighter Jet Crashes in the Country’s South, Killing 2 Pilots
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TEHRAN, Iran—An Iranian fighter jet crashed in the south of the country Wednesday, killing the two pilots, state media reported.

State television identified the pilots as Col. Hamid Reza Ranjbar and Col. Manouchehr Pirzadeh, saying they were on a test flight after the plane was overhauled. The crash took place near the town of Firouzabad, some 480 miles south of the capital Tehran.