(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
A Sukhoi SU-25 fighter jet belonging to the Malian Armed Forces
(FAMa) and bearing the registration TZ-20C crashed in the airport
area of Gao in northern Mali, the Malian Army announced on Tuesday
on its official website, reports citing .
The aircraft, one of the planes recently acquired by the
country's air force, was returning from a mission in support of the
region's civilian population.
For the moment, the FAMa have not given the reasons for the
accident or the number of victims of this crash which took place on
Tuesday at around 9:30 a.m. local time.
According to several sources on site, the only crew member did
not survive and the airport is temporarily closed.
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