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Germany: new failure in a plane used for state flights

Foreign Minister Heiko Maas blocked in Mali

New problem for a German Air Force aircraft used to transport members of the federal government. This time, it was Foreign Minister Heiko Maas who was unable to return to Berlin yesterday because the Airbus A-319 in question had a technical problem at the airport in Bamako, Mali. Maas could return from his visit to Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso and Mali today, but it is unclear whether he will do it with...

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Bamako, Mali, 03/01/2019 11:32
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