Ahmed Alattar added that while many countries and international organizations have backed the UAE, their "positions have varied, ranging from genuine and highly valued support to statements without corresponding action"
Brad Cooper added that over the past 24 hours, the command has reached out to dozens of shipowners and shipping companies to assure them of safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz
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The staff of the Russian embassy in Myanmar, in coordination with the Russian Interior Ministry and the Myanmar police, continue to work to counter the involvement of citizens in illegal activities
Three people were killed and two miraculously survived the crash in Belo Horizonte
A small single-engine Embraer 721C plane crashed into a residential building in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte on Monday, according to local officials and firefighters.
The aircraft, which had five people on board, reportedly took off from Pampulha Airport at 12:16 PM and crashed minutes later in the Silveira neighborhood. Emergency services were called to the scene at around 12:25 PM.
Footage circulating online shows the plane flying low over the area, seemingly attempting to avoid taller buildings, before smashing into the side of a four-story residential building.
Moradores gravaram o local antes do isolamento, é 4km da cabeceira próxima da Cristiano Machado pic.twitter.com/as6hFk0Z2p
The aircraft hit the stairwell between the third and fourth floors, avoiding the apartments themselves.
Update - CCTV footage of the light aircraft that impacted a building in Belo Horizonte (Brazil)
According to preliminary info pilot declared difficulties during the initial climb moments after departure. The aircraft subsequently collided with a building and fell into the… https://t.co/SzW0VUp3LYpic.twitter.com/YqKg1HNCWM
No residents of the building were reported injured. According to another graphic video, they tried to help one of the survivors, who suffered a gruesome leg fracture.
Brazil Plane Crash: Aircraft Hits Building in Belo Horizonte, 2 Dead
The fatalities included the pilot, identified by Globo News as Wellington Oliveira, 34, and passenger Fernando Moreira Souto, 36, the son of the mayor of Jequitinhonha. Three survivors were rushed to the hospital in serious condition, but one of them later succumbed to their injuries.
The plane was identified as an EMB-721C aircraft manufactured in 1979, according to records cited by Brazilian media. The pilot had reportedly told the Pampulha Airport control tower that he was having difficulty taking off before the crash.
Brazil’s air accident investigation authorities, including the Center for Investigation and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents and regional investigators from SERIPA III, were sent to the site. Minas Gerais Civil Police also opened an investigation into the cause of the crash.
Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations, the United States Southern Command said
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