PLANE CRASHES IN SAUDI ARABIA KILLING 2
Baku, July 27 (AZERTAC). A Lufthansa cargo plane crashed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, and two pilots aboard were injured, the German company confirmed.
Lufthansa Cargo said the MD-11 plane was traveling from Frankfurt, Germany, when it crashed at 11:38 a.m. (4:38 a.m. ET). The cause of the crash was under investigation. Lufthansa said a team of experts from the company was on its way to Riyadh.
A company statement said the plane caught fire and was extensively damaged, but the blaze was extinguished. The craft had been carrying 80 tons of cargo.
Lufthansa said both pilots -- who evacuated the aircraft down the emergency slide -- were contacted by phone and were being treated in a hospital.
The plane crashed at King Khalid International Airport. It was not yet clear what freight was on the aircraft and whether customers were affected.
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