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2 killed, 10 injured after army plane crashes in northern Mali
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – A military aircraft crashed Tuesday in northern Mali, killing two people and injuring 10 others, the army announced.
The accident occurred at Gao airport and involved a Sukhoi SU-25 fighter jet belonging to the Malian Armed Forces, the Malian army announced in a statement.
At least two people were killed, the Russian pilot and a member of the ground crew staff, it said.
Russia had recently delivered the aircraft to Mali’s armed forces.
The injured included two civilians who sustained minor injuries and eight military personnel, two of whom sustained serious injuries, the statement added.
The airport was briefly closed following the incident.
The aircraft was returning from a “mission in support of the civilian population” in the region, according to the army.
groups on the territory of Mali.
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