Libyan military plane shot down near Benghazi

‘A MiG-23 fighter of Libya’s internationally recognised government has been shot down as it carried out air strikes on opposition positions in the coastal city of Benghazi, the military said.

Nasser el-Hassi, spokesman for the government’s forces, told AFP news agency the plane was ‘shot down in Qaryunes, northwest Benghazi, as it bombed’ targets on Friday.

A military source said the pilot survived having parachuted to safety, but his whereabouts were not immediately clear. It was the second military air crash this week.’

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