YEREVAN. – The Armenian Embassy in Cairo is assisting in transferring back to Armenia the bodies of the Armenians pilots who lost their lives in the plane crash in the Republic of the Congo. The embassy will provide help in the documentation process, MFA Press Secretary Tigran Balayan told Armenian News-NEWS.am. 

To note, a cargo plane crashed on November 30 while attempting to land at the airport of Republic of the Congo capital city Brazzaville. The accident claimed close to thirty lives including seven crew members, among which five citizens of Armenia. According to eyewitnesses, the plane crashed as a result of a lightning strike.

The killed Armenian pilots are Varazdat Balasanyan, Ara Tovmasyan, Tadevos Hovhannisyan, Andranik Gevorgyan, and Edgar Avetyan.