No immediate details on the identity of the victims oboard have been released yet. Airport officials initially said the plane was believed to be carrying officials from EU border agency Frontex. "The plane which crashed in Malta was not deployed by Frontex," Krzysztof Borowski from Frontex said. The crash happened at about 0530 GMT as the plane was heading for Misrata in Libya, airport officials said. All flights to and from Malta International Airport were halted, The Times of Malta said on its website.

Source: dna October 24, 2016 08:24 UTC