Asbarez writes that a cargo plane crashed in the capital of Congo as it was trying to land in stormy weather, reportedly killing some 30 nearby residents, as well as the crew, among them five Armenian citizens.
Nelly Cherchinyan , the spokesperson for Armenia’s General Department of Civil Aviation confirmed the Armenians were on board.
The Il-76 plane, owned by Aero-Services company, was carrying cars and other goods from western port city of Pointe Noire to the capital Brazzaville.
Armenia’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Tigran Balayan announced the names of Armenian pilots who died in Congo plane crash; Varazdat Balasanyan, born in 1949 (captain of the crew), Ara Tovmasyan, Andranik Gevorgyan, Edgar Avetyan and Tadeos Hovhannisyan,
