A Plane Crashed Off The Coast Of Halat In Lebanon - 2 People Are Missing

A training plane crashed in the Mediterranean sea on Wednesday morning at 10:40 AM, instigating a search and rescue operation for the two missing men.

The plane belonged to the Lebanese Aviation Club and crashed in the coastal town of Halat.

A team from the Civil Defense and naval forces were dispatched for an ongoing search and rescue mission, the Lebanese Army said in a tweet. A helicopter was also dispatched at the request of PM Najib Mikati.

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Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi went to inspect the crash site, and directed the Civil Defense to intensify their search with the help of Internal Security Forces, he said in a tweet.

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Back in July, a small training aircraft crashed in Mount Lebanon, killing the three people on board. The plane was a Cessna C-172 Skyhawk and belonged to “Open Sky,” a Flight Training Aviation.