Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

Training Flight Crash Claims Four Lives in Algeria


(MENAFN) Four individuals lost their lives on Tuesday when a Civil Protection aircraft crashed during a training exercise at Ferhat Abbas Airport in Jijel, located roughly 350 kilometers east of Algiers, according to Algeria's Civil Protection authorities.

The aircraft, identified as a Zlin-type plane, was carrying out a training mission at the time of the incident. In an official statement, authorities confirmed, Authorities stated in a release that the aircraft, a Zlin-type model, was conducting a training mission at the time of the crash.

Among the victims were two Civil Protection officers, a flight instructor from the Civil Protection Aviation School, and a manager from an aviation company who held Chilean citizenship.

A probe is set to be initiated to determine the cause of the crash.

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