French
Defence Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, on Monday said an aircraft had crashed at
Malta International Airport, killing all five French people on board.
“The
plane crash caused the death of three French defence ministry officials and two
private contractors,” Le Drian said in a statement.
He
added that the plane was on a surveillance mission over the Mediterranean.
The
French minister said the ministry would conduct an inquiry to
determine the causes of the accident in coordination with local authorities.
According
to media reports, a light aircraft crashed at around 7:20 a.m. local time (0620
GMT) shortly after takeoff.
-Xinhua/NAN
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