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Plane crashes in Malta killing five | |
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A light aircraft has crashed shortly after takeoff from Malta, killing at least five people, airport sources and witnesses said. | |
Initial reports said the plane was believed to be carrying officials from the EU border agency Frontex, but a spokesman later said the agency had not deployed the plane. | |
The crash, the country’s worst peacetime aircraft accident, happened at about 0530 GMT, as the plane was heading for Misrata in Libya, said officials. | The crash, the country’s worst peacetime aircraft accident, happened at about 0530 GMT, as the plane was heading for Misrata in Libya, said officials. |
The plane, a twin-prop Metroliner, can carry about 10 people. Rescuers were looking for survivors. | The plane, a twin-prop Metroliner, can carry about 10 people. Rescuers were looking for survivors. |
There was no immediate news on the nationality of the victims. |