At least three people were killed and eight injured when a Pakistan Air Force fighter plane crashed at a bus terminal in Karachi’s Baldia Town area.
Those killed included both pilots operating the plane and a citizen. The crash took place in Baldia Town’s Yousuf Goth neighbourhood injuring at least eight on ground.
Witnesses said the plane had exploded mid-air and the rubble from the crash was spread far and wide.
Sajid Sadozai, a senior police official, said two buses parked at the terminal were destroyed while another was damaged. A number of nearby buildings also suffered structural damage.
TV footage showed plumes of black smoke rising from the site as rescue teams rushed in.
A PAF spokesman confirmed that both pilots flying the training jet had died in the crash, but could not give a cause for the incident.
Rescue teams and fire tenders had reached the site of the crash which took place near a bus terminal in the area.
The plane was described as a small fighter jet but its type is not yet known.
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