Plane Crashed In Malta Taking 5 To Death
A small aircraft, a twin-prop Metroliner crashed around 7:20 banked right and hit the ground, causing a huge fireball. This plane was heading to city of Misrata in Libya’s coast to monitor migrant trafficking routes for the French government.
They were tracking people smuggling across the Mediterranean, where Libya’s northern coast has become the main launching point for migrant boats. It is the main point of departure for tens of thousands of migrants who have been paying smugglers to bring them toward Europe by boat.
Rescuers were looking for survivors. The victims nationalities have not been released. Malta’s international airport is used for surveillance flights to Libya due to its proximity. A spokesperson for Malta International Airport said “An investigation is currently ongoing and we are working with all the authorities to provide them with any assistance necessary.”
Edward De Gaetano, an actor, was on a flight waiting to take off for London witnessed after crash scene. He said “We were about to take off, moments before we did from our windows we could see a massive explosion – at first we had no idea what caused it, We quickly realised an aircraft had crash landed. That is when everyone got a bit anxious”.The airport was closed for hours while the pieces of plane crash was cleared, delaying more than a dozen of flights, but after 11 am local time it was reopened.