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U.S. Plane Crashes in Libya: New Details

An American F-15E crashed near Benghazi, Libya overnight, with both pilots successfully ejecting. Babak Dehghanpisheh reports on the condition of one of the pilots and how he was treated by rebels.

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Libyans look at the wreckage of a US F-15 fighter jet after it crashed in an open field east of Benghazi on March 22. (Photo: Anja Niedringhaus / AP Photo),Anja Niedringhaus

The American F-15E went down in eastern Libya after midnight Tuesday about 25 miles east of Benghazi, the de-facto rebel capital. Both pilots ejected before the plane crashed and the Pentagon has confirmed that they are safe.

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