A passenger plane traveling to Moscow crashed in Afghanistan. This was reported by the Reuters agency.
The crash happened in Badakhshan Province, Northern Afghanistan.
According to initial information, the cause of the accident was a technical malfunction. Details about the type of plane and how many people were on board have not been released at this time.
According to TASS, it was a private plane, there were six people on board, according to preliminary information, two of them were Russian citizens.
The Falcon 10B business jet, manufactured in 1978, belonged to Athletic Group LLC and a private individual, the Russian state agency wrote.
The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has already opened a criminal case “in connection with the accident” under Part 3 of Art. 263 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for violation of traffic safety rules and operation of air transport, resulting in the death of two or more people due to carelessness.
The plane was traveling from Thailand to Moscow, landing in India to refuel.
Local news agency Aamaj News also reported the incident, while Khaama Press reported that the plane deviated from its original course and crashed in a mountainous area of Badakhshan.
After India, he headed via Tashkent to Zhukovsky airport, reported Rosaviatsia.
A representative of the Taliban movement in power in Afghanistan told Rosaviatsia that an investigative team had been sent.
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2024-01-21 09:46:49
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