The aircraft, which was carrying cargo for the French military broke up after crashing onto the beach.
Several members of the crew survived according to reports on local media. The airport management company confirmed that six of the crew were injured with two of them in a serious condition.
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![Miraculously, six people were pulled alive from the wreckage of the aircraft and are being treated in a French military camp](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sWbV9NUxW_U_-2SR18k4EqF0IBZli--CBwYiWLLPhRonhO0bv3OztliYVkc0hRRZcl7WUMbSxMyMn_6p0wHD2C87oJeK0LJvAPFTzclE259j0auvcyu2e7esenHIqRc554CIdhk5wOzhQgaYjMs238SIH_tIQTQ24zziWTzNksrJjFReyv6GofUiQwRMGm8TxiEcrgyttShXIHBaWzZ_77hKgGVxxSig4AkMiG2_SBHFskxkK6CtRX9IQmRwjqZV3p=s0-d)
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