SHABLA 21 EXERCISE

Bulgarian MiG-29 fighter plane crashes into Black Sea

Search, rescue operation under way, says Bulgarian Defense Ministry

The exercise has been suspended. AA

H. J. I. / AA

A MiG-29 fighter plane of Bulgarian Air Force crashed into the Black Sea in the early hours of Wednesday while taking part in the Shabla 21 military exercise, said the Bulgarian Defense Ministry.

A search and rescue operation is ongoing, the statement said, adding that the exercise has been suspended.