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Moment 'Russian made' transport plane careers off runway in Africa and explodes in giant fireball amid suspicions jet was linked to Wagner
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Soviet-designed Il-76 came down in Mali where Wagner troops are stationed More from regnum.ru Direct Translation via Google Translate. Turn off the sound. Video of the Il-76 plane crash in Mali appeared on the Internet [Regnum] The crash of an Il-76TD cargo plane at the airport in Gao in Mali was caught on video; the footage was published on September 27 by the AviaNews Telegram channel. Officially, the plane belonged to the Malian Air Force, the video description says. The plane crashed on September 23 during landing. The footage shows that he rolled off the runway, continuing to move at high speed. Then he tilted and fell, after which a fire started. As Regnum reported , rescuers went to the crash site. There were no reports of injuries. In October 2022, a Su-25 aircraft of the Malian armed forces crashed at Gao airport, killing one person. Related: Mali: 2023-09-27 New Saudi ambassador arrives in Ramallah, expresses support for Palestinian state Mali: 2023-09-26 Mali: junta announces postponement of presidential election Mali: 2023-09-26 US to 'evaluate' Niger ties after France kicked out Related: Il-76: 2023-09-26 France must accept the new reality Il-76: 2023-09-24 Plane crashed while landing in Mali Il-76: 2023-09-02 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: September 1st, 2023 Posted by: Skidmark 2023-09-28 |
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