Tuesday 6 March 2018

Russian transport plane crashes in Syria killing 32 aboard

A Russian transport plane crashed in Syria  killing all 32 people on board, the Russian defence ministry says.

The Antonov-26 aircraft crashed at Russia's Khmeimim airbase in Latakia province, Russian media quoted the ministry as saying.

Initial information suggested the crash may have
been caused by a technical fault. The aircraft hit the ground about 500 metres short of the runway, the ministry said.

Twenty-six passengers and six crew members were on the aircraft when it went down at about 3pm Moscow time (12:00GMT).


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