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A small medical aviation aircraft, a LEAR-55, carrying six people, including crew members, crashed into a residential area in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. broadcaster CBS reported on Thursday.
Fox News reported that the crash site caught fire, damaging a gas pipeline and exacerbating the spread of flames to nearby homes. The aircraft reportedly disappeared from radar screens just 30 seconds after takeoff.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said in a post on social media platform X that he had been briefed on the incident, spoken with Philadelphia’s mayor, and pledged to allocate necessary resources for assistance.
Emergency responders are working at the scene to contain the fire and assess casualties. Authorities have yet to provide details on the condition of those on board or any potential victims on the ground.
Politics
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During the winter session of PACE at the Palais de l'Europe in Strasbourg, a "parallel event" was held on January 30 dedicated to the "alarming human rights crisis in Azerbaijan." The hearings were organized by the Institute for Reporters' Freedom and Safety (IRFS) and PACE member, co-chair of the Group of Unified European Left (Group of the Unified European), Spanish parliamentarian Laura Castel Fort.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that negotiations to end the war in Ukraine were underway, emphasizing his commitment to resolving the conflict but acknowledging the challenges in doing so.
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Representatives of Uzbekistan’s Department for Visa and Registration of Foreign Citizens (UVVIOG) and Azerbaijan’s State Migration Service held online negotiations to discuss the potential mutual recognition of biometric ID cards for border crossing, with participation from consular and legal departments of both countries’ foreign ministries, news agency Dunyo reported.
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Activist Jlala Dzhavadov has been detained. The young man stopped responding to calls on Thursday from 4 p.m.
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