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Thursday 16 Apr 2015 - 15:09 Makkah mean time-27-6-1436  Photo: EPA Jakarta (IINA) – An F-16 jet fighter of the Indonesian air force catches fire at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in East Jakarta before taking off on Thursday, Xinhua news agency reported, quoting a military officer.
The accident occurred at 08:15 a.m. Jakarta time when the plane was about to take off for an exercise to secure the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Asian African Conference in Jakarta and Bandung city, said Air Marshal Hadi Cahyanto, spokesman of the Indonesian air force.
“The plane was on fire before flying for an exercise for security of the conference,” he told Xinhua by phone.
The pilot escaped and an investigation will be conducted to find out the cause of the accident, Cahyanto added.
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