Interfax, Russia
Dec 1 2012

Five Armenians killed in plane crash in Congo

YEREVAN/KYIV. Dec 1

Five citizens of Armenia were killed in the crash of an Ilyushin Il-76
plane in Congo Brazzaville, Nelli Cherchinian, a spokesperson for the
Armenian Civil Aviation Authority, told Interfax.

“The crew of the plane that crashed in Congo included seven people,
five of them citizens of Armenia. All of them have been killed,”
Cherchinian said.

The Armenians worked in Congo under a contract and were piloting a
plane belonging to the local airline Air Service.

Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry is verifying media reports
that the plane’s captain was a citizen of Ukraine. “The Ukrainian
Foreign Ministry is currently verifying this information,” Foreign
Ministry spokesman Oleksandr Dykusarov told Interfax.

It was reported earlier that about 30 people were killed in the crash
of an Il-76 in Brazzaville. About 20 others were injured and
hospitalized.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress