Jet fighter crashes in Yemen, killing pilot

FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012 file photo, Yemeni protestors climb the gate of the U.S. Embassy during a protest about a film ridiculing Islam's Prophet Muhammad, in Sanaa, Yemen. A drive-by shooting that killed a top Yemeni security official who worked at the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa Thursday, Oct. 11, 2012 raises concern that al-Qaida militants here are bouncing back and getting bolder after suffering defeats this year in U.S.-Yemeni military offensive. Al-Qaida has carried out a string of assassinations of top government and military officials, reportedly has a hit list to kill more and has called for attacks on U.S. diplomatic missions.(AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)A Yemeni jet fighter crashed immediately after takeoff during a training mission on Monday, killing its pilot, Yemen's Defense Ministry said.


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