Death toll rises to 129 in Congo plane tragedy

More than 120 passengers died when they were sucked out of a transport plane when its massive rear cargo door burst open at 7,000 feet over the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Death toll rises to 129 in Congo plane tragedy

More than 120 passengers died when they were sucked out of a transport plane when its massive rear cargo door burst open at 7,000 feet over the Democratic Republic of Congo.

“The doors opened including the ramp as the pressure system broke down,” a military official said.

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