Фотографии с места катастрофы Ан-26 в Шри-Ланке.

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A Sri Lankan soldier examines the remains of an AN-26 aircraft Thursday March 30, 2000 in Thalawa, Sri Lanka, 90 miles north of Colombo. All 40 people aboard the plane were killed in the crash, prompting the Sri Lankan government on Friday to cancel all Air Force flights between Colombo and the northern Jaffna penninsula. (AP Photo/str)
- Mar 31 2:55 AM ET


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Soldiers, in civilian garb, search through the wreckage of a Russian-built Antonov-26 aircraft which crashed in north-central Sri Lanka Thursday killing all 40 troops and crew on board. Witnesses said the plane, which took off from the northern air base of Palai in the former Tamil rebels stronghold of Jaffna, caught fire before it crashed near a public school. (Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi/Reuters)

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A Buddhist monk looks at the wreckage of the Russian-built Antonov-26 aircraft which crashed in north-central Sri Lanka on Thursday killing all 40 troops and crew on board. State-run radio said the pilot had reported engine trouble minutes earlier. The air force has lost several planes and helicopters in the war against the LTTE. (Anuruddha Lokuhapuarachchi/Reuters)