US F-15 Eagle crash lands in Libya

22 March 2011 Last updated at 08:56 ET Help

A US warplane has crash-landed in Libya, a US military spokesman says.

The spokesman, Kenneth Fidler, told the BBC there was no indication the F-15E Eagle had been brought down by hostile fire.

Both crew members ejected safely after what was believed to be a mechanical failure, US officials say.

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