Bodies of Armenians killed in Congolese plane crash to be identified

Bodies of Armenians killed in Congolese plane crash to be identified

PanARMENIAN.Net - The bodies of Armenian citizens who died in Congolese plane crash will be identified in the days to come, Armenian Foreign Ministry’s Facebook page said.

On November 30, about 30 people, including the crew of 7; 5 of them Armenian citizens, were killed when Il76 Armenian cargo plane chartered by Aéro-Service Congolese airline skidded off the runway and crashed into houses and a bar in the Congolese capital.

Among those perished are Varazdat Balasanyan, crew commander, born 1949; Ara Tovmasyan; Andranik Gevorgyan; Edgar Avetyan, born 1989.

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