Dr. Bhatanda Kavisara was among 12 people killed when the military plane carrying them crashed in Pyin Oo Lwin; he met Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing on Feb. 2.
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A military plane crashed on Thursday near Myanmar s second-biggest city of Mandalay, killing 12 people, the city s fire service said in a post on social media.
The plane was flying from the capital Naypyidaw to the town of Pyin Oo Lwin and was coming in to land when it crashed about 300 metres (984 ft) from a steel plant, the military-owned Myawaddy television station reported.
The plane was carrying six military personnel and also monks who were due to attend a ceremony at a Buddhist monastery, other media reports said.
There were no reports of casualties among people on the ground.
Twelve killed in Myanmar Air Force plane crash ANI | Updated: Jun 10, 2021 10:07 IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], June 10 (ANI): Twelve people were killed as a Myanmar Air Forcemilitary transport plane crashed in a mountainous area in the country s Mandalay region, the local media reports said on Thursday.
Myanmar news portal The Irrawaddy said on Facebook that a plane crashed near Anisakan Village in Pyin Oo Lwin town in Mandalay.
According to an initial report from the local fire department, there were 16 people on board.
The story is still developing and further details are awaited in the matter. (ANI)