French Combat Jet Crashes In Mali, Crew Recovered: Army

The plane was carrying out surveillance near the town of Homburi in support of ground troops from France's Barkhane anti-terrorism force and Malian soldiers.

A French Mirage warplane crashed in an uninhabited area of central Mali on Tuesday after suffering a technical malfunction, but its two crew ejected and were quickly recovered, the French army said. The plane was carrying out surveillance near the town of Homburi in support of ground troops from France's Barkhane anti-terrorism force and Malian soldiers. The crashed aircraft was located and four helicopters were sent to recover the pilot and weapons officer, the army's press office in Paris said. One of the two was slightly injured and brought to a French military base in Gao.