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U.S. fighter jet shot down in Iran, search underway for crew

Barak Ravid

An F-15 fighter jet. Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Iran has shot down a U.S. fighter jet, per two sources familiar with the incident, and a search and rescue effort is underway to locate two crew.

The big picture: It's the first time since the beginning of the war that a U.S. jet was downed by enemy fire.

The U.S. military and the White House didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.

Driving the news: On Friday, Iranian state media published pictures and videos that allegedly show parts of the downed plane and one of the ejection seats.

The photos and videos suggest it is an F-15 fighter jet.

The latest: Iranian state television channels called on civilians in the area where the jet was downed to search for the crew members, and said whoever finds them will be rewarded by the government.

This is breaking news and will be updated.

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