Ten people were killed and 13 injured when a Greek fighter plane crashed during NATO training in Spain, the defence ministry said.
The F-16 plane crashed about 3:20 p.m (1420 GMT) as it took off at a training centre in Albacete, 260 km southeast of the capital Madrid.
«The plane, part of the Tactical Leadership Programme of NATO was carrying out a (training) exercise when during take-off the plane lost power, crashing into the parking area for planes, crashing into various planes that were parked there,» the defence ministry said in a statement.
Two pilots on board were among the dead. Other pilots and mechanics were underneath the plane in the parking area when it crashed, Spanish media reported.
«I am deeply saddened,» NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in a statement.
«This is a tragedy which affects the whole NATO family. I express my heartfelt condolences to the loved ones and the nations of those who lost their lives, and I wish a speedy recovery to the injured.»
Source; Buenos Aires Herald