Fighter jet crash kills at least 3 in Iran's Tabriz

ISTANBUL

At least three people were killed as a military jet crashed in the northwestern Iranian city of Tabriz on Monday, state television reported.

A pilot, his aide and a civilian sitting in a parked vehicle were killed in the crash near a school and sports arena.

According to Mehr News Agency, the warplane believed to be an F-5 fighter crashed over the Alipur gymnasium in the Monajim Bolivar area.

Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident.