20:00 Bodies of Belarusian pilots arrive in Minsk
The bodies of the Belarusian pilots and engineers, killed in a plane crash in the war-torn Somalia have arrived in the capital Minsk. An Antonov-12 cargo plane, operated by Gomelavia landed at the Minsk International Airport in the evening of March 30, according to Interfax.
On March 23, the Belarus-owned Ilyushin -76 cargo plane was shot down by an surface-to-air missile by the Islamist insurgents over the Somalian capital Mogadishu. 11 Belarusians aboard died, when the planed crashed in flames. On March 29, their bodies were evacuated by a Russian plane to the United Arab Emirates. From there, the bodies were carried by a Belarusian plane.
The Belarus's security service, KGB and the transport prosecutor's office, opened a criminal case in connection with the two accidents of the Belarusian planes in Somalia. The case is being processed under the terrorist activities article in the Penal Code of Belarus.
On March 23, the Belarus-owned Ilyushin -76 cargo plane was shot down by an surface-to-air missile by the Islamist insurgents over the Somalian capital Mogadishu. 11 Belarusians aboard died, when the planed crashed in flames. On March 29, their bodies were evacuated by a Russian plane to the United Arab Emirates. From there, the bodies were carried by a Belarusian plane.
The Belarus's security service, KGB and the transport prosecutor's office, opened a criminal case in connection with the two accidents of the Belarusian planes in Somalia. The case is being processed under the terrorist activities article in the Penal Code of Belarus.
