A light aircraft believed to be carrying officials from EU border agency Frontex crashed shortly after take-off from Malta on Monday, killing at least five people, airport sources and witnesses said. The crash, Malta’s worst peacetime aircraft accident, happened at about 05:30 GMT, as the plane was heading for Misrata in Libya, said officials. The plane, a twin-prop Metroliner, can carry around 10 people. A British actor who was at the airport tweeted the following photo:About to take-off and what seemed to have been a military plane crashes & burst into flames! #Luqa #airmalta @rebeccagyeo pic.twitter.com/8XcBliAu2g — Ed_De Gaetano (@eddydeg) October 24, 2016The Times of Malta said the plane had been leased from Luxembourg for use by Frontex officials.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 24, 2016 07:41 UTC