Air Force fighter crashes near D.C.

An Air Force F-16C jet has crashed just outside of Washington, D.C.

The aircraft went down in Clinton, Maryland on Wednesday at about 9:15 a.m., after the pilot was seen ejecting, WJLA reported.

Officials said the pilot ejected safely and sustained non-life threatening injuries.

The jet was from the 113th Fighter Wing of the Air National Guard out of Joint Base Andrews, according to Military.com.

It was flying a routine training mission when it went down roughly six miles from Andrews.

This story is developing and will be updated.

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