Eleven people have died after a civilian aircraft crashed near the eastern French town of Tomblaine on Sunday.
According to local authorities, the aircraft went down close to the local airport. The plane was reportedly carrying a group of skydivers when the crash occurred.
Emergency services responded to the scene, while police urged the public to avoid the area to allow rescue and investigation teams to operate without obstruction.
The cause of the crash has not yet been determined, and aviation authorities have launched an investigation to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Further details, including the identities of the victims and the exact sequence of events leading to the crash, have not yet been released.
