A Spanish Eurofighter jet crashed this afternoon at the Moron de la Frontera air base near the southern city of Seville, killing the pilot, a spokesman for the Spanish defence ministry said.

The accident happened on the runway as the pilot was returning from a flight and nearing the base, the spokesman said. E The cause of the accident was still unclear.

The pilot was an air force captain, the spokesman said.

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