The Associated Press
Feb 14 2008

Plane Crashes in Armenia; 10 Injured

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) – A plane carrying 21 people flipped over and
burst into flames during takeoff from Armenia’s capital Thursday,
injuring 10 people, the head of the country’s civil aviation
authority said.

The plane, a Canadair CRJ-100, was heading for Minsk, Belarus, when
it crashed on the runway at Zvartnots Airport, Avtiom Movsesian said.

He said there were 18 passengers and three crew members aboard. Ten
people were hospitalized with injuries. A spokesman for the airport,
Gevorg Abramian, said none of the injuries appeared to be
life-threatening.

The plane belonged to Belarus’ state airline Belavia.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress