Afghanistan: Fire on Italian plane as it leaves Kabul airport

Fire was fired at him Italian transport aircraft today, Thursday, as she was leaving her airport Kabul, in the Afghanistan, according to a source in the Italian Ministry of Defense. The plane not was damaged in the incident, the source added, Reuters reported.

An Italian journalist on board told Sky 24 TG that the aircraft was carrying almost 100 Afghan citizens when it came under fire a few minutes after takeoff.

Italian intelligence services estimate that the fires not targeted the Italian aircraft in Kabul but rather aimed to disperse the crowd near the airport, according to a government source.

Recently, the American Pentagon talked about shooting but also about explosion at Kabul Airport. A U.S. military spokesman said there were no immediate reports of injuries.

It is recalled that on Thursday, at the request of US forces, the Netherlands, Belgium and Denmark cut off overnight flights from Kabul airport, citing a “painful moment”. The evacuation operations were also announced by Mr. Canada.

Earlier, Britain and Germany relied on risk information even for terrorist attack at the airport of the Afghan capital.

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