USAF F-16 fighter jets land in Malta

The fighter jets from the 20th Operations Group 77 th Fighter Squadron - known as “Gamblers” - made the emergency stop at Malta International Airport after requesting an emergency fuel stop.

The planes, which are operational over Libya as part of a NATO led no-fly zone landed fully armed.

Previously four sets of French Dassault-Mirage fighter jets had landed for fuel or technical faults during similar operations.