2020 pix: Let L-410 holed. Again Ethiopian army shooting....

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2020 pix: Let L-410 holed. Again Ethiopian army shooting....

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http://avherald.com/h?article=4d7da1b4&opt=0
Accident: Aeronav L410 at Qansax Dheere on May 25th 2020, aircraft being shot at managed to land
http://avherald.com/h?article=4d7da1b4&opt=0
Local media however rule out Al Shabaab stating that there had been no activity in the region by Al Shababb for years.
Media claim Ethiopian troops again misidentified an aircraft and opened fire onto the aircraft.

Qansax Dheere airfield, just like Berdale, is being controlled by Ethiopian National Defense Forces (EDNF).
Their Berdale commander had admitted to have shot down another Kenyan aircraft about 3 weeks earlier,
see Crash: East African Express E120 at Berdale on May 4th 2020, aircraft shot down by Ethiopian troops.
One of the bullet holes:
http://avherald.com/h?article=4d7da1b4&opt=0
November 2024 update at FokkerNews.nl....
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