Military plane crashes, killing all 32 passengers

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A Russian military plane carrying 32 people has crashed, killing all passengers onboard.

Report says the air-plane crashed in Khmeimim, Syria.

It was gathered that the incident happened just as the plane was attempting to land at an air base.

“Around 15:00 (Moscow time, 12:00 GMT), a Russian An-26 transport aircraft crashed while coming in for landing at the Khmeimim airbase

“All those on board died [in the incident],”the statement issued by the Russian Defence ministry said

Reports suggests a malfunction to be the cause of the crash.



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