Mar 5, 12:46 PM EST
Libyan jet fighter crashes in rebel-held east
By MAGGIE MICHAEL and PAUL SCHEMM
Associated Press
TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) -- Witnesses say a Libyan jet fighter has crashed near Ras Lanouf a day after the eastern oil port city was overtaken by rebel forces fighting to oust Moammar Gadhafi.
Pictures taken by witnesses show the pilot's body and twisted wreckage from the plane. The cause of Saturday's crash couldn't immediately be determined.
Pro-Gadhafi forces have launched a number of airstrikes against rebel targets as they seek to put down the 19-day-old rebellion.
Rebels captured Ras Lanouf on Friday night, their first military victory in a potentially long and arduous westward march from the east of the country to Tripoli.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
Fuente: AP
Los corresponsales de la BBC y Reuters también informaron temprano sobre la caída del avión:
Report of a jet shot down near Ras Lanuf. "I saw with my own eyes a downed plane and two dead pilots... [still] strapped into seats," Ahmed Harram, an unarmed rebel supporter, told Reuters. "It was a fighter plane."
More on the downed jet: a Reuters correspondent has been shown the wreckage and bodies.
Fuente: BBC
En la foto, restos de un avión de combate derribado sobre Ras Lanuf. Según señala El País, se trata de un Mirage.
Fuente: El País
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