Eurofighter jet crashes at Spanish base, killing pilot


  • World
  • Tuesday, 10 Jun 2014

MADRID (Reuters) - A Spanish Eurofighter jet crashed on Monday just before landing at an air base near Seville shared with the United States, killing the pilot, the Defence Ministry said.

The accident happened adjacent to the runway of the Moron de la Frontera air base at around 2 p.m. (1300 BST), a ministry statement said, and it was not yet clear what caused the crash.

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