All four crew members of a B-1 bomber that crashed in the Indian Ocean today have been rescued, US military officials said.
Navy Captain Timothy Taylor, a Pentagon spokesman, said initial reports said that all four were aboard the destroyer USS Russell which was rushed to the scene after the crash.
The B-1, a supersonic bomber, crashed at 16:30 (Irish Time) about 30 miles north of the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia, the US Central Command said.
"The cause of the accident is unknown at this time," the command said in a statement.
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