Eight people had been aboard the plane and it was carrying 12 tonnes of 'dangerous materials', according to Greek media reports
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Residents reported seeing a fireball and hearing explosions for two hours after the Antonov aircraft came down on farmland near the city of Kavala. The cargo was owned by Serbian company Valir and had been ordered by Bangladesh's defence ministry, he added. It added that he was given the choice of landing at airports in either Thessaloniki or Kavala and he opted for Kavala, which was closer, saying he had to make an emergency landing.
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