Crash at Spanish air base kills 10, injures 21

At least 10 people are dead after a Greek F-16 fighter jet participating in a NATO training exercise crashed at Spain's Los Llanos base.

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said that eight of the dead were French and two were Greek, The Associated Press reports, and 21 people were injured. The jet lost thrust as it was taking off, and crashed into an area where other aircraft taking part in the exercise were parked. The Spanish Defense Military said at least five jets and "numerous" helicopters were damaged.

In a statement, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called the incident "a tragedy that affects the whole NATO family."

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