15:36 Burials of Belarus pilots take place in Minsk, Vicebsk

The Belarusians killed in a plane crash in Somalia were today buried in Minsk. The funeral ceremony for the eight crew members of the Ilyushin-76 cargo aircraft took place at the premises of the Aviation Authority of the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Belarus. The three remaining crew members were buried in the northern city of Vicebsk. Their bodies arrived home only today.

Many people came in today to say farewell to the Belarusian pilots and engineers, killed in Somalia after their plane was shot down by the Islamist insurgents shortly after take-off.