Reported Nairobi plane crash was practise drill

Kenyan officials today said a passenger plane had crashed near a Nairobi Airport with 80 people on board, but when reporters arrived, they found it had only been a practise drill.

When reached by telephone, Mathew Kabetu a safety and security officer at the airport, said a plane with 80 people on board crashed while attempting to land after a flight from Kisangani, Congo.