The Russian Embassy in Angola is investigating the disappearance of a Russian national, Vitaly Martynyuk, lost in Angola several days ago after an AN-26 cargo plane was reported missing in northwest Angola, Itar-Tass reported on Wednesday.
It said Martynyuk had not been registered at the Russian Embassy as visiting Angola and that his plight had become known “long after” the incident. The dispatch gave no further details other than say a search for the aircraft by Angolan military helicopters had yielded no results so far. “Angolan sources have presumed that the plane might have been shot down by UNITA militants or hijacked abroad,” the news agency said.
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