More than four months after the crash of a cargo plane coming from Germany in Lithuania, the local authorities have presented a 30-page interim report on their investigations. The most important message is that "no signs of unlawful interference or terrorism" have been found, said Justice Minister Rimantas Mockus at a press conference in Vilnius. The investigation is therefore continuing. The aim is to present the final report as soon as possible.
The Swiftair plane, which was on its way from Leipzig to Vilnius on behalf of DHL, crashed into a residential area near Vilnius Airport on the morning of November 25 shortly before the planned landing and crashed on the ground. One of the four crew members was killed, while the rest of the crew - another Spaniard, a German and a Lithuanian - survived with injuries. According to Mockus, it was "one of the biggest air disasters in the history of independent Lithuania".
