12:03 Ilyushin-76 crew will be burried on April 2

The burial of the pilots and engineers killed by a plane crash in Somalia will take place in Minsk and Vicebsk on April 2. The Belarusian cargo plane Ilyushin-76 was shot down by a surface-to-air missile launched by the Islamist insurgents shortly after take off from Mogadishu on March 23. 11 Belarusian died when the aircraft crashed in flames. Their bodies were evacuated from the war-torn Somalia through the United Arab Emirates only on March 30.

The plane crew and technicians from the Transaviaexport company will be burried at the Heros' Alley at the Central Cemetery, reports BELTA.