BEIJING – A Chinese military plane crashed in the southwest province ofGuizhou during a training exercise on Monday. Footage from the scene showsthe burning wreckage – however it’s not clear if there were any casualties.
The plane went down in Zhengchang Town, in the county of Suiyang, reported TheBeijing News link>,citing a government office. The incident was confirmed by the People’sLiberation Army Air Force on Chinese social media site Weibo, according toAP.
Dramatic footage shows the plane before it goes down. Emergency serviceswere filmed at the scene after impact as flames and thick plumes of smokerise from the debris.
China’s Air Force saidlink> that a rescueoperation was underway. No details were given on the type of plane involvedor any possible casualties.