Cargo plane operated by Ukraine carrier crashes in Greece

Flames are seen on the web site of a airplane crash, a couple of miles away from town of Kavala, in northern Greece, Saturday, July 16, 2022.
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A Ukrainian cargo airplane carrying weapons from Serbia to Bangladesh crashed in Greece Saturday, killing all eight crew members, authorities stated Sunday.

The An-12 cargo airplane suffered engine hassle and was making an attempt to make an emergency touchdown earlier than it crashed right into a corn area in Kavala, a metropolis in northern Greece, on Saturday, Greek and Serbian officers stated.

The incident was unrelated to the Russian-Ukrainian warfare.

The names of the eight deceased crew members weren't instantly launched. 

Serbian authorities stated the airplane was bringing greater than 25,000 kilos of munitions together with mortar and coaching shells that had been made in Serbia, to Bangladesh.

The An-12, a Soviet-built turboprop plane, was solely about 25 miles from an airport when it crashed.

Witnesses stated the airplane seemed prefer it got here down in a ball of flames.

Greek authorities stated an Antonov airplane, which was headed from Serbia to Jordan, crashed close to town of Kavala on Saturday.

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Particles is seen on the crash web site of an Antonov An-12 cargo airplane owned by a Ukrainian firm, close to Kavala, Greece, July 17, 2022.

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“It was stuffed with smoke, it had a noise I can’t describe and went over the mountain. It handed the mountain and turned and crashed into the fields,” witness Aimilia Tsaptanova stated. “I ponder the way it didn’t fall on our homes.”

Locals had been informed to shut their home windows, keep inside and put on masks due to the chemical compounds probably on the airplane.

An evening view of the positioning of a airplane crash, a couple of miles away from town of Kavala, in northern Greece, on Saturday, July 16, 2022.

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Greek media reported there have been eight individuals on the cargo airplane and that it was carrying 12 tons of “harmful supplies.”

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Firefighters “felt their lips burning” and noticed white mud floating within the air, though officers decided it was not harmful.

Some within the area additionally misplaced energy, officers stated.  The flight was being operated by Meridian Airline, which is predicated in Ukraine.

With Put up wires.