A civilian aircraft crashed near the northeastern French town of Tomblaine on Sunday, killing all 11 people on board.
Police urged people to “strictly avoid” the area around the airport in Tomblaine, the French AFP news agency reported.
What do we know about the crash?
The plane was carrying a group of people on a skydiving trip.
Those killed were 10 passengers, including five students and five instructors, and the pilot, according to the prefecture.
The French interior minister was en route to the scene of the crash, the Interior Ministry said.
Yves Seguy, the prefect of the Meurthe-et-Moselle region, told reporters near the scene of the crash that authorities were collecting witness statements.
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