Jordanian army says two pilots killed in plane crash

This picture taken on Oct 9, 2020 shows a view of an empty road during a COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown in Jordan's capital Amman. (KHALIL MAZRAAWI / AFP)

AMMAN – Two Jordanian pilots were killed on Sunday in a plane crash in northern Jordan during training exercises, the Jordanian army said, blaming technical error.

The training plane crashed in empty land in the Ramtha area near the border with Syria, the army added in a statement.

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