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Passenger plane 39 poeople on board disappears from radar in Cuba - UPDATED

Passenger plane 39 poeople on board disappears from radar in Cuba - <span style="color: red;">UPDATED

29 April 2017 20:48 (UTC +04:00)

An An-26 passenger plane carrying up to 39 people has disappeared from radars during a flight in Cuba, local media reported on Saturday, APA reports quoting the NTN24 broadcaster.

The plane, operated by the country's Aerogaviota airline, departed from the airport of Baracoa located in eastern Cuba.

Local media report that the plane crashed in the western part of the country, in an area called Las Lomas de San Cristóbal in the province of Pinar del Rio. The area is described as difficult to access.

"We have received confirmation of the crash from the airline offices in Cuba, and unfortunately they have confirmed also that there were casualties," local news portal Cyber Cuba has reported.

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An An-26 passenger plane carrying up to 39 people has disappeared from radars during a flight in Cuba and is now reported to have crashed in the western part of the country.