Airliner crashes into Congo suburb

Scores of people died when an airliner crashed into a crowded suburb on take-off in the Congo today.

Government officials said only six people survived out of the 85 passengers and crew on a DC-9 that crashed in the town of Goma.

Julien Mpaluku, the governor of the province, said the crash site was engulfed in flames, making it difficult to tell if bodies being pulled from the wreckage were passengers or local residents.