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Preliminary versions of Azerbaijani aircraft crash in Afghanistan - technical problems

07 July 2011 [11:20] - TODAY.AZ
According to one of the versions, the Azerbaijani aircraft crashed in Afghanistan near the Parwan province in connection with technical problems. The plane burst into flames in mid air, Parwan province governor Basir Salangi said.

The fire started before hitting the mountain, he said.

The governor said that t he aircraft was completely burned. Search operations continued until evening. All remains that were found at the crash site were transported to the center of the Parwan province. Afterwards, work stopped as the crash site was determined as too dangerous, reachable only by foot, the governor said.


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