Belgian Air Force jet crashes near France's Lorient; pilot stuck in electricity line

An F-16 fighter jet owned by Belgian Air Force has crashed in Lorient town of France on Thursday, according to official sources. Both the pilots ejected in time but media reports suggest that one of the pilots flying the Belgian Air Force jet was caught high-voltage electricity line.

A spokesman for the regional prefecture, or administration, told The Associated Press that the plane crashed Thursday in the town of Pluvigner in Brittany. He said one pilot was safely rescued and emergency workers are extracting the other pilot from the electricity line. He said the immediate area was evacuated. A national police spokeswoman said no injuries have been reported among residents in the area. She said about 100 police have surrounded the crash site and are investigating what happened.

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