One killed in Germany jet crash

PATRIK STOLLARZ / AFP

One pilot has been killed after two German Air Force Eurofighter jets collided in midair.

The incident happened in the Müritz area of north-eastern Germany.

The second pilot was found alive by rescue teams hanging on to a tree in a nearby forest. 

The mid-air collision happened as three Eurofighter Typhoons were engaged in an air combat exercise.

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