Romanian military plane crash kills 11
06 July 2010 20:17 (UTC +04:00)
Baku-APA. At least eleven people have been killed and three injured after a Romanian military plane crashed near the Black Sea, the country’s Defense Ministry has announced, APA reports quoting presstv.ir website.
The Antonov 2, which was on a training mission, lost altitude and crashed near Tuzla Romania Airport shortly after takeoff on Monday.
Nine Navy paratroopers and five Air Force crew members were onboard, including Air Force Colonel Nicolae Jianu.
Meanwhile, CNN reported that survivors of the plane crash, an airman and two sailors, were taken to a hospital for medical treatment.
An investigation into the cause of the crash has been launched by the country’s minister of national defense.
The Antonov 2, which was on a training mission, lost altitude and crashed near Tuzla Romania Airport shortly after takeoff on Monday.
Nine Navy paratroopers and five Air Force crew members were onboard, including Air Force Colonel Nicolae Jianu.
Meanwhile, CNN reported that survivors of the plane crash, an airman and two sailors, were taken to a hospital for medical treatment.
An investigation into the cause of the crash has been launched by the country’s minister of national defense.
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