WORLD : MIG-21 Crashes Into House in Cuba
From Times wire services
HAVANA —
A MIG-21 fighter jet crashed into a house in the eastern Cuban city of Holguin today, killing its pilot, the official national Cuban news agency AIN said.
At least four people were injured on the ground, one of them badly burned after the house was set on fire.
No other details were given on the crash of the Soviet-made Cuban military plane, which occurred shortly after 9 a.m.
Holguin, a city of about 500,000 people, is the capital of Holguin province, an agricultural and industrial center.
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