Fighter jet crashes in Pakistan capital
during parade rehearsal
AFP, Islamabad
A Pakistani F-16 fighter jet crashed in Islamabad on Wednesday in an apparent accident during a rehearsal for an upcoming military parade in the capital, officials said.
There was no immediate word on the fate of the pilot or co-pilot, or details on the area the plane crashed.
Footage on social media showed a large plume of smoke billowing into the sky after the plane plummeted to the ground having apparently attempted a loop.
Ancient tombs discovered in southwest China
Xinhua, Chengdu
Archaeologists discovered four tombs dating back more than 2,000 years in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, according to the Sichuan Provincial Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute.
The tombs, dating back to the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), were unearthed in Qu County in the province.
Tunisia arrests 5 over attack near US embassy
AFP, Tunis
Five people have been arrested in Tunisia over a double suicide attack that killed a police officer near the US embassy in Tunis last week, the prosecution said Tuesday.
Two suicide bombers struck outside the embassy on Friday, wounding six other people and again shaking a city repeatedly hit by jihadist violence.
