Explosions reported in Paleochori Kavala after crash of plane Greek television says was Ukrainian, carrying eight people
A local man, Giorgos Archontopoulos, told state broadcaster ERT television he had felt something was wrong as soon as he heard the aircraft’s engine.
Flames rise at the crash site of an Antonov An-12 cargo plane owned by a Ukrainian company, near Kavala, Greece.Local officials said seven fire engines had been deployed to the crash site but that they could not approach because of the ongoing explosions. State-run broadcaster ERT television reported that it was an Ukrainian aircraft, which according to villagers was already in flames before it crashed.
But ERT reported that the plane was carrying eight people and that its cargo “was dangerous”. Police were asking journalists at the scene to wear masks, the report added.
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