Posted AT 6:19 AM EDT on 16/06/05
Bomb-laden jet crashes in backyard
Phoenix — A U.S. Marine Corps jet carrying four 500-pound bombs crashed into the backyard of a home during a training exercise, but the pilot ejected safely and only one person on the ground was slightly injured, authorities said.
Nearly 1,300 homes were evacuated Wednesday while a military explosives team dismantled the bombs at the crash site in Yuma, about 300 kilometres southwest of Phoenix.
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