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Plane crashes after being hit
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Plane crashes after being hit
A Libyan jet crashes after being shot down in Benghazi after coming under fire
A pilot (L) ejects from a jet bomber as it crashes after being hit over Benghazi
'I saw the plane circle around, come out of the clouds, head towards an apparent target, and then it was hit and went straight down in flames and a huge billow of black smoke went up,' a Reuters correspondent said.
Plane hits the ground. It is not known if the pilot survived
Smoke billows from a Benghazi neighbourhood amid reports that the plane could have belonged to the rebel forces
A Libyan rebel fighter mans an anti-aircraft machinegun in the rebel-held city of Benghazi