Washington — An American navy aerial refueling tanker that was concerned within the U.S. navy operation in Iran crashed in Western Iraq on Thursday, in keeping with a number of U.S. officers who spoke to CBS Information.
Restoration efforts are underway within the space the place a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker crashed. The standing of the crew is unknown at the moment. A second plane was broken however landed safely.
A KC-135 tanker declared an emergency earlier than touchdown safely in Tel Aviv Thursday night, in keeping with flight monitoring service FlightRadar24.
A assertion from U.S. Central Command launched Thursday afternoon stated each plane have been concerned in the identical incident, and it was not attributable to hostile hearth or pleasant hearth.
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