Albanian Military Aircraft Full of Ammunition Explodes: Minister

[yasin_khan]

An Albanian military aircraft full of ammunition exploded Sept. 16 after taking off from an airport northeast of the capital Tirana, Transport Minister Spartak Poci said.

The aircraft, a MIG 21, exploded in the air around 9:00 a.m. (0700 GMT) after taking off from Rinas airport, some 20 kilometers (12 miles) northeast of Tirana, Poci said.

The pilot was killed, and rescuers were unable to approach the site of the accident as more explosions were going on, the minister added.

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[Libyan]

albania never recieved the mig-21.

albania has f-7's

 

[tatra]

well, it blew up just as badly... :

Any information as to the cause of the explosion?