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U.S. Plane Crashes in Libya

Close Call

Both pilots are safe and out of the country.

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The U.S. has had its first close call in Libya: A U.S. plane crashed in Libya Tuesday after an apparent mechanical failure. Fortunately, both pilots of the F-15E fighter jet were rescued by Libyan rebels, and U.S.

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