A passenger plane heading towards Moscow has crashed in the northern mountains of Afghanistan.
Badakhshan provincial government officials said they have dispatched teams to the area but they are finding it difficult to locate the downed aircraft.
Local news broadcaster TOLO news reported that the plane has crashed in Afghanistan’s remote region but the officials are working at the moment.
Not An Indian Aircraft
Initially, media channels were quick to claim that the plane was an Indian passenger aircraft but the Indian authorities rebuked it as a fabricated claim.
“The unfortunate plane crash that has just occurred in Afghanistan is neither an Indian Scheduled Aircraft nor a Non-Scheduled (NSOP)/Charter aircraft,” Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation said.
Developing Story
The story is still developing as the authorities try to reach the crash site.
The reports are null about the possible casualties but the fatalities are expected to be high.
The type of aircraft, number of passengers and the cause of the crash were not immediately clear.
