11.5 tons of weapons intended for Bangladesh were transported from Serbia in the "An-12" plane belonging to the Ukrainian "Meridian" company that crashed in Greece.
According to the news reported by APA with reference to TASS, this was said by Serbian Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense Nebojsa Stefanovic.
Nebojša Stefanović emphasized that the reports that the plane was carrying weapons from Serbia to Ukraine are false.
Serbian Defense Minister said that 8 crew members of the plane died during the accident.
The plane took off from Niš airport in Serbia at around 20:40 local time.
It was also announced that the route of the plane, Nish-Amman-Riyadh, Ahmedabad-Dhaka, was agreed in advance.
The plane crashed 40 km from Kavala, Greece.
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Ukrainian Antonov cargo plane crashed in the north of Greece.
According to APA, the Public Television of Greece reported on this.
The plane belonging to the Ukrainian "Meridian" company was flying from Serbia to Jordan.
According to preliminary information, there was a crew of eight people on the plane.
The pilot informed the dispatcher about engine failure, after which he received permission to make an emergency landing at Kavala airport, but the aircraft disappeared from radars.