Greece plane crash – Huge fireball explosions as cargo jet ‘carrying weapons to Ukraine’ crash lands on mountainside

A PLANE burst into flames before crashing in a huge fireball explosion on a mountainside in Greece. The aircraft – thought to be carrying weapons to Ukraine – had eight crew members on board when came into trouble near the city of Kavala. Air LiveThe plane crashed into a mountainside in Greece[/caption] A newsA huge fireball erupted following the smash[/caption] State TV Ert reported that the plane was an Antonov An-12 owned by a Ukrainian company, which was flying from Serbia to Jordan. The pilot had requested an emergency landing due to an engine problem but its signal was lost. Video footage uploaded on ertnews.gr showed the aircraft in flames descending fast before hitting the ground in what appeared to be an explosion. In a statement, the fire service said it had deployed 15 firefighters and seven engines to put out the blaze that broke out after the crash. More rescuers were on their way.