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| Russian plane crashes in Afghanistan | Russian plane crashes in Afghanistan |
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| The incident happened in the Badakhshan Province, according to local authorities | The incident happened in the Badakhshan Province, according to local authorities |
| This story has been corrected as initial media reports about the crash incorrectly identified the plane as being an Indian passenger aircraft. | |
| A Russian business jet has crashed in a mountainous area of Afghanistan, Russia’s federal air transport agency, Rosaviatsia, has confirmed. | A Russian business jet has crashed in a mountainous area of Afghanistan, Russia’s federal air transport agency, Rosaviatsia, has confirmed. |
| The crash occurred on Sunday morning in the Badakhshan Province of northeast Afghanistan, Zabihullah Amiri, the head of the local Information and Culture Department, told Tolo news agency. A search team has been sent to the area, Amiri added. | The crash occurred on Sunday morning in the Badakhshan Province of northeast Afghanistan, Zabihullah Amiri, the head of the local Information and Culture Department, told Tolo news agency. A search team has been sent to the area, Amiri added. |
| According to Rosaviatsia, the aircraft is a Falcon 10 corporate jet, registered with a Russian company. The plane was en route from Gaya in India to Moscow via Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent, it said. | According to Rosaviatsia, the aircraft is a Falcon 10 corporate jet, registered with a Russian company. The plane was en route from Gaya in India to Moscow via Uzbekistan's capital Tashkent, it said. |
| Rosaviatsia’s data suggests that there were four crew members and two passengers on board. | Rosaviatsia’s data suggests that there were four crew members and two passengers on board. |
| The plane crashed due to an engine problem, the spokesman for the Taliban government in Afghanistan Abdul Wahid Rayan said in a statement no X (formerly Twitter). He also claimed that there “seven Russians abroad” and that the aircraft belonged to a Moroccan firm. | The plane crashed due to an engine problem, the spokesman for the Taliban government in Afghanistan Abdul Wahid Rayan said in a statement no X (formerly Twitter). He also claimed that there “seven Russians abroad” and that the aircraft belonged to a Moroccan firm. |
| The Falcon 10 is an early business jet from the French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation. It was produced between 1971 and 1989, but remains popular on the secondary market. | The Falcon 10 is an early business jet from the French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation. It was produced between 1971 and 1989, but remains popular on the secondary market. |