Published January 21,2024
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Four of the six individuals on board, together with the pilot, have been discovered alive on Sunday after a Russian aircraft crashed within the Badakhshan province of northeastern Afghanistan, the Taliban administration confirmed.
“The plane reported missing in Badakhshan province has been located in (the) Aruz Koh area of Kuf Ab district. The pilot has been discovered by IEA search group (and) according to reports, the pilot among 4 other individuals have survived the incident,” stated Zabihullah Mujahid, spokesman for the interim Taliban administration, in a press release posted on X.
The investigation staff continues to seek for the 2 others who have been on the ill-fated aircraft, he added.
The crashed Russian Falcon 10 personal jet has been found by an area search and rescue staff, the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) stated, citing data from its embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital.
Earlier, Russian aviation authorities stated the aircraft with six individuals on board was a constitution flight from India by way of Uzbekistan to Moscow.
The aircraft, a French-made Dassault Falcon 10 jet, was registered in Russia and disappeared from radar screens over Afghanistan on Saturday night, the Russian authorities stated.
Source: www.anews.com.tr