Lost Cause
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SEOUL, South Korea –– An American U-2 military reconnaissance plane crashed in South Korea on Sunday, the defense ministry said. Media reports said three people on the ground were injured when the craft exploded, and that the fate of the American pilot was unknown.
"A U-2 reconnaissance plane of the U.S. military has crashed," a ministry spokesman said on customary condition of anonymity. "We have no further details, including how many were on the plane or why it crashed," the spokesman said.
The plane crashed in Hwasung, about 31 miles south of Seoul, he said.
South Korea's Yonhap news agency said three people on the ground were injured by the crash, which caused fires at a one-story house and an auto repair shop.
It said there was only one pilot, and that he was believed to be dead. YTN, an all-news television cable station, at first said the pilot ejected before the crash, but later said it was unclear whether he survived.
Lee Ferguson, a U.S. military spokeswoman, said she could not immediately confirm the report.
The U-2 operates at an altitude of more than 70,000 feet, which is beyond the range of most surface-to-air missiles. North Korea frequently complains about U.S. surveillance of the communist country.
Boo!
SEOUL, South Korea –– An American U-2 military reconnaissance plane crashed in South Korea on Sunday, the defense ministry said. Media reports said three people on the ground were injured when the craft exploded, and that the fate of the American pilot was unknown.
"A U-2 reconnaissance plane of the U.S. military has crashed," a ministry spokesman said on customary condition of anonymity. "We have no further details, including how many were on the plane or why it crashed," the spokesman said.
The plane crashed in Hwasung, about 31 miles south of Seoul, he said.
South Korea's Yonhap news agency said three people on the ground were injured by the crash, which caused fires at a one-story house and an auto repair shop.
It said there was only one pilot, and that he was believed to be dead. YTN, an all-news television cable station, at first said the pilot ejected before the crash, but later said it was unclear whether he survived.
Lee Ferguson, a U.S. military spokeswoman, said she could not immediately confirm the report.
The U-2 operates at an altitude of more than 70,000 feet, which is beyond the range of most surface-to-air missiles. North Korea frequently complains about U.S. surveillance of the communist country.
Boo!
