Greek fighter jet crashes into Spanish hanger at military base, kills 10

At least 10 people have died at a military base in southeastern Spain, after a Greek F-16 fighter jet crashed into a hangar and triggered a large fire, according to officials. 

A further 13 people were injured in the incident at around 3:30pm (local time) at the Los Llanos base, in Albacete, where the aircraft was taking part in a Nato exercise. Six of the injured victims were in a critical condition. 

The two-seat plane crashed as it was taking off in an area where other aircrafts were parked and preparing to join the Tactical Leadership Program (TLP) training exercise, the ministry said in a statement.

The military base is used by Nato as a training facility for pilots from member states, and most of the victims were believed to be foreigners, according to a Spanish Foreign Ministry official.

The victims are believed to be from around six or seven different countries. Both pilots were killed in the crash, and it is believed Spanish, French and Italian nationals were amongst those killed in the explosion.

Sources at the Spanish Defense Ministry added that the aircraft did not have enough power during takeoff. ...TheIndependent and ...MetroUK