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Seven fire engines reached the spot, while, 15 firefighters had been deployed to the crash site. The aircraft was reportedly an Ukrainian Antonov. As per the reports, the aircraft caught fire in midair and locals heard a loud sound when it crashed. The aircraft was reportedly carrying weapons for Ukraine. It was operated by Meridian Air Cargo.
Earlier this week also, a helicopter crashed on the island of Samos in Greece. The incident took place on Wednesday, i.e. July 13. There were reportedly four people onboard the Soviet-made Mil Mi-8 medium twin-turbine helicopter. Out of them, two were killed in the crash, while the remaining two were seriously injured.
Apart from the Romanian pilot, two Moldovan operators, and a Greek liaison translator were there on the helicopter. In the helicopter crash, one of the operators and the Greek translator were killed. The helicopter crashed on the island’s western coast.
