Ukrainian cargo plane carrying weapons has crashed in Greece killing all the eight crew members on board.
Serbian defence minister reported that the Ukrainian-operated cargo plane carrying military goods crashed in Greece en route from Serbia to Bangladesh.
Witnesses said they saw the plane on fire and immediately heard explosions in Paleochori village near the Greek city of Kavala.
Serbian Defence Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic said;
Sadly, according to the information we have received, the eight members of the crew died in the crash.
According to Minister Nebojsa, the Antonov An-12 took off from Nis airport in southern Serbia at around 8: 40 pm (GMT) on Saturday. It was carrying around 11 tonnes of military industry goods, namely mines from Valir, which is a private Serbian company.
Foreign ministry of Ukraine has also reacted to the news by saying;
The preliminary cause of the accident is the failure of one of the engines.
Footage from local channels show that the aircraft pieces scattered in a large area.
State-run TV has reported that explosive experts and Greek Atomic Energy Commission will only access the scene of this accident after it is deemed safe. Fears of the toxicity has forced the explosive experts to stay away for now.
