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Has China been DELETING videos of military plane? Crash images wiped off internet
CHINESE authorities maybe deleting videos and photo of a military aircraft which crashed during a a training session yesterday, it has been alleged.
By Leigh Boobyer
PUBLISHED: 10:48, Tue, Jan 30, 2018
The state is apparently nervous about the crash, according to industry site Airlive, sparking speculation Beijing is rubbing out online evidence of the incident which happened in the Guizhou province.
Hong Kong-based Phoenix TV showed footage on its website of an aircraft ablaze mid-flight, while several other unverified clips of burning debris and a huge plume of smoke in a rural area circulated online from the late afternoon.
The online videos also showed a dozen or so onlookers walking in muddy ground dotted with burning debris.
There were no reports of casualties by late Monday and the air force did not specify the aircraft involved.
But Airlive tweeted: "Chinese authorities are apparently nervous about the crash, as related video and posts are being deleted from the internet."
The Chinese air force said in a brief statement online: “In the afternoon of January 29, an aircraft from the Air Force crashed during flight training in Guizhou province. Currently, search and rescue efforts are underway
“There were no reports of casualties by late Monday and the air force did not specify the aircraft involved.”
The military has increased the frequency and intensity of training in response to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s call to turn the PLA into a combat-ready and modern fighting force, according to The South China Morning Post.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/worl...crash-video-pictures-latest-internet-military
CHINESE authorities maybe deleting videos and photo of a military aircraft which crashed during a a training session yesterday, it has been alleged.
By Leigh Boobyer
PUBLISHED: 10:48, Tue, Jan 30, 2018
The state is apparently nervous about the crash, according to industry site Airlive, sparking speculation Beijing is rubbing out online evidence of the incident which happened in the Guizhou province.
Hong Kong-based Phoenix TV showed footage on its website of an aircraft ablaze mid-flight, while several other unverified clips of burning debris and a huge plume of smoke in a rural area circulated online from the late afternoon.
The online videos also showed a dozen or so onlookers walking in muddy ground dotted with burning debris.
There were no reports of casualties by late Monday and the air force did not specify the aircraft involved.
But Airlive tweeted: "Chinese authorities are apparently nervous about the crash, as related video and posts are being deleted from the internet."
The Chinese air force said in a brief statement online: “In the afternoon of January 29, an aircraft from the Air Force crashed during flight training in Guizhou province. Currently, search and rescue efforts are underway
“There were no reports of casualties by late Monday and the air force did not specify the aircraft involved.”
The military has increased the frequency and intensity of training in response to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s call to turn the PLA into a combat-ready and modern fighting force, according to The South China Morning Post.
https://www.express.co.uk/news/worl...crash-video-pictures-latest-internet-military