According to officials, a cargo plane that crashed in northern Greece was carrying 11 tonnes of weaponry, including landmines, to Bangladesh.<br /><br />The plane was travelling from Serbia to Jordan when it crashed late Saturday near Kavala, killing all eight passengers on board.<br /><br />Greek government-run According to television reports, the army, explosives experts, and Greek Atomic Energy Commission personnel would not enter the site until it was pronounced safe.<br /><br />Residents reported seeing the plane about 22:45 local time (19:45 GMT).<br /><br />According to Serbian Defense Minister Neboja Stefanovic, the plane was transporting around 11 tonnes (11,000 lb) of Serbian-made weapons to Bangladesh.<br />However, there are different claims about the types of weapons aboard.<br /><br />Meridian, a Ukrainian freight airline, was flying the plane, which was scheduled to stop through Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and India before arriving in Dhaka, Bangladesh's capital.
