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KDF pilot still missing after jet crash in Somalia

Kenya: The whereabouts of the pilot of the Kenya Defene Force fighter jet that crashed in Somalia on Thursday are still unknown, the Department of Defence (DoD) said in a statement yesterday.

An update by KDF Public Affairs Officer David Obonyo said the aircraft went down after developing technical problems in an area controlled by Al Shabaab militiamen, who were the first to arrive at he scene of the crash and set the aircraft on fire. It was one of two planes returning from a mission.

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