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NEW DELHI: The ministry of civil aviation on Sunday confirmed the aircraft, that crashed in Afghanistan, was a Moroccan-registered DF-10 (Dassault Falcon), and not an aircraft operated by Indian carriers..
This update comes amid initial reports that mistakenly identified the aircraft as Indian...
In an official statement, the ministry said that the DF-10, operating as an air ambulance, had stopped at Gaya Airport in India for refueling, before continuing its journey towards Moscow...
In a detailed statement, the ministry addressed the growing concerns and speculations, saying, "The unfortunate plane crash that has just occurred in Afghanistan is neither an Indian Scheduled Aircraft nor a Non-Scheduled (NSOP)/Charter aircraft..
This statement comes in the wake of contrasting reports by Afghanistans television network, Tolo News, which initially claimed that an Indian passenger plane had crashed in the mountainous region of Badakhshan province...
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