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December 30, 2017

A private plane has crashed into an office block after blowing off an airport tarmac in Malta on Thursday.

The unnoccupied aircraft became lodged in the walls of a nearby office block after heavy winds loosened the wheel chock preventing the plane from moving in Malta International Airport, Malta Today reported.

The Dassualt Falcon 7X plane, registered in Bermuda, is said to be owned by the former deputy chairman of the UK Conservative Party, Michael Ashcroft.

The Bureau of Air Accident Investigation has launched an investigation following the incident.



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