BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

15/02/2008

Belarusian Plane Crashes In Armenia

A Belarusian plane carrying 18 passengers and three crew members crashed on takeoff in Yerevan on February 14, Belarusian media reported. Everyone on board survived the crash, but eight of them were hospitalized with burns. Representatives of the Belarusian national airline Belavia, the owner of the plane, and the Belarusian Transport Ministry intend to join the team investigating the cause of the crash. The February 14 crash is the first such accident during a passenger flight since Belarus proclaimed independence. AM

Source:

http://www.rferl.org/newsline/2008/02/3-cee/cee-150208.asp

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