Ukrainian cargo plane crashes in northern Greece

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At around 23:00 local time on the 16th, an An-12 transport plane operated by Ukrainian Airlines crashed in northern Greece. The transport plane was on a Serbia-Jordan route. It is reported that all 8 crew members on board were Ukrainian citizens. The initial cause of the accident was one of them. An engine has failed. The Ukrainian State News Agency reported on the 17th: Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Niklenko said that the Ukrainian consul had arrived at the scene of the crash of the An-12 transport plane and was investigating the situation in coordination with rescuers and Greek law enforcement.
Serbian Defense Minister Stefanovic said on the 17th: The Ukrainian An-12 transport plane that crashed in northern Greece contained 11.5 tons of defense products from Serbia. The plane was bound for Bangladesh. Agence France-Presse said that these defense products included handovers Give Bangladesh official weapons and mines.

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