Frenchman and his wife die in light aircraft crash near Al Hoceima airport

A French citizen and his wife died on Sunday when a light aircraft they were aboard crashed near the Chérif Al Idrissi airport in the city of Al Hoceima.
According to preliminary information, the aircraft was coming from Montpellier, France, and had stopped at the airport to refuel before resuming its flight, but it crashed shortly after takeoff in the vicinity of the airport.
Local authorities, civil protection elements, and security services rushed to the scene, where the area was cordoned off and an investigation was opened to determine the causes and circumstances of the accident.