12 dead in Myanmar military plane crash
Nay Pyi Taw
10-June-2021
At least 12 people have died after a military aircraft crashed in Myanmar, according to a fire brigade spokesperson on Thursday.
The accident occurred near the central city of Mandalay, the spokesperson told dpa news agency.
The weather conditions were very bad, according to local news reports.
Soldiers and Buddhist monks were on board.
The monks had been due to take part in a religious ceremony, the reports said.
The plane was en route from the capital, Nay Pyi Taw, to the city of Pyin Oo Lwin and crashed shortly before landing, according to Myawaddy TV, a station run by the military junta.
Images were posted in social media showing the crashed plane.
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