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09:24, April 04, 2008 |
A two-motor aircraft crashed Thursday in south Surinam, killing all 19 passengers and crew members aboard.
The Antonov AN28 Russian-made aircraft belonged to local Blue Wing airline, according to news reaching here from Surinam's capital of Paramaribo.
Surinam's Air Traffic Director Kenneth Dors said the causes of the accident are not known yet.
The aircraft had lifted off from Paramaribo and crashed in a jungle region close to its destiny south of Surinam, a country of northeast South America.
According to a press release, some 20 people were traveling aboard the aircraft, including two pilots.
Aeronautic Security Manager Brian Desouza said local inhabitants have reached the site of the crash.
Source: Xinhua
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