HAVANA – A military airplane crashed into a mountain in Cuba’s north-western region of Artemisa on Saturday morning, killing all eight personnel on board, the Ministry of Revolutionary Armed Forces said.
, The aircraft, a twin-engined turboprop Antonov AN-26, had taken off at 6:38 a.m. (0638 ET) from Playa Baracoa, just outside Havana, and crashed into the Loma de la Pimienta mountain some 80 km (50 miles) westwards.
“The eight military personnel on board, including the crew, died,” the ministry said in a statement published by state-run media.
“A commission of the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces is investigating …read more
Source: Angola Press News Agency
