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MiG-21 crashes in Assam, pilot killed

The aircraft, which was on a routine training exercise, burst into flames in mid-air and nose-dived into the residence of one Abul Mirdha in Bargang village, he said.

A minor girl in the house received injuries, the official said.

In New Delhi, Vice Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal Vinod Patney said such accidents were part of IAF's tough training routine.

He told reporters at a function not to make a bogey out of air accidents.

Detailed analysis had been undertaken on causes of the accidents and action initiated to make flying safer, Air Marshal Patney said.

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