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No toxic pollution near Kavala after the crash of the Ukrainian cargo plane.

However, there is still a danger to the population due to the munitions dispersed in the strike.

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A plane with tons of explosives crashed near Kavala 11

The authorities in Greece asked Belgrade for more information about what exactly the cargo was.

12 tons of dangerous materials, mainly explosives, were in the plane that crashed in Greece

It is now clear what exactly the air traffic controllers talked to the pilot of the crashed plane.

According to the records, at 22:37 the crew informed the control tower in Athens that they would return to Nis for operational reasons, BTV reported.

At 10:42 p.m., the crew issued a Mayday code, reporting a fire in one engine.

It begins to drift towards Kavala.

Five minutes later it contacted again, requesting permission to make an emergency landing.

Kavala airport gave permission, but at 22:47 the authorities lost contact with the plane.

Today, the action to dispose of the dangerous cargo continued.

There is no radiation, but the water and soils are tested for toxic contamination.

The crashed plane has flown from and over Bulgaria several times in recent months.

This type of aircraft has no right to fly in the European Union, emphasized military expert Todor Tagarev.

According to the expert, the cause of the crash was probably technical and a fire on board.

A plane carrying tons of explosives crashed near Kavala

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