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Published 22:20 IST, May 7th 2020

Croatian air force plane crashes. killing 2 crew members

Croatia's Defense Ministry says an air force training plane crashed in the southwest of the country, killing two crew members.

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Croatia's Defense Ministry says an air force training plane crashed in the southwest of the country, killing two crew members.

The ministry said the Zlin single-engine aircraft crashed at around 4 p.m. local time Thursday during a routine training flight.

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Photos from the scene show the small plane’s wreckage plunged in a bush near the walls of what appears to be a private house.

The Croatian defense minister and other officials went to the crash site.

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Officials did not say what might have caused the plane to go down.

22:20 IST, May 7th 2020