8 dead in Greece cargo plane crash: Serbian defence minister

8 dead in Greece cargo plane crash: Serbian defence minister
Debris is seen at the crash site of an Antonov An-12 cargo plane owned by a Ukrainian company, near Kavala, Greece [Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters]

Belgrade, Serbia, Jul 17 — All eight crew members of a cargo plane that crashed near the Greek city of Kavala died in the accident, Serbia’s defence minister said on Sunday.

The Antonov An-12 was carrying around 11 tonnes of weapons as well as mines to Bangladesh when it crashed on Saturday night, Nebojsa Stefanovic said.

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