96 confirmed dead in Benin crash

Rescue teams were searching the sea off the West African nation of Benin today in a desperate hunt for survivors of a plane crash that killed at least 96 people, authorities said.

Fri, 26 Dec, 2003 - 11:02

Rescue teams were searching the sea off the West African nation of Benin today in a desperate hunt for survivors of a plane crash that killed at least 96 people, authorities said.

Transport Minister Ahmed Akobi said 82 people died in Thursday’s crash, and state radio confirmed 10 more bodies were pulled from the wreckage off the Atlantic Ocean coast overnight.