A PLANE burst into flames before crashing in a huge fireball explosion on a mountainside in Greece. The aircraft – thought to be carrying weapons to Ukraine – had eight crew members on …
A PLANE burst into flames before crashing in a huge fireball explosion on a mountainside in Greece.
The aircraft - thought to be carrying weapons to Ukraine - had eight crew members on board when came into trouble near the city of Kavala.A huge fireball erupted following the smashState TV Ert reported that the plane was an Antonov An-12 owned by a Ukrainian company, which was flying from Serbia to Jordan.
The pilot had requested an emergency landing due to a problem with one of the four engines - but its signal was lost. Video footage uploaded on ertnews.gr showed the aircraft in flames descending fast before hitting the ground in what appeared to be an explosion. People close to the crash site told local media how they saw a fireball and heard a series of explosions after the crash.
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