At least 25 dead in Congo plane crash

At least 25 people were killed when a cargo plane crashed in Congo’s capital seconds after take-off.

Fri, 05 Oct, 2007 - 08:04

At least 25 people were killed when a cargo plane crashed in Congo’s capital seconds after take-off.

The aircraft cut a path of destruction through a poor neighbourhood of Kinshasa and slammed into three homes.

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