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WORLD / Africa
5 killed in plane crash in DR Congo
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-09-08 11:46
KINSHASA -- At least five people were killed in a cargo plane crash in
the eastern Congolese town of Goma on Friday, the latest in a spate of
crashes in the central African state.
Smoke billows from a cargo plane that overshot the runway and caught fire
while landing in the eastern Congolese town of Goma September 7, 2007.
[Reuters]
The Russian-made Antonov-12 plane, carrying a cargo of palm oil, crashed
into a hulk of hardened lava after overshooting the runway, bursting into
flames and killing all five Russian crew aboard, witnesses said.
Debris was scattered across the high lava field and small explosions
prevented rescue workers from approaching the site, they added.
The plane was operated by local Galaxy Kavatsi airlines. It was making a
stopover on a flight from the capital Kinshasa to the town of Bukavu in
neighboring South Kivu province.
It has yet to be determined whether there were other passengers on board,
said a crew member from the airport.
Air travel is dangerous in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with
aging planes suffering from a lack of maintenance and spare parts.
In March 2006, the European Union banned all but one of Congo's51
carriers from flying in Europe due to frequent accidents.
In August, a cargo plane crashed in Kamina, in Katanga province, killing
14 people.
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