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Engine Trouble Reported in Nigerian Crash

A Nigerian airliner that crashed in Lagos, killing all 153 on board, reported engine trouble just before it went down.

 

Plane crashes in Nigeria, all 153 aboard dead

Plane Crash in Nigeria

An aviation official says that all passengers on board the plane that crashed in Nigeria's largest city have been killed. Nigeria's Civil Aviation Authority Harold Denuren confirmed that all the passengers on Sunday's Dana Air flight died. He did not say how many were on the flight. However, the Lagos state government said in a statement that 153 people were on the flight going from Abuja to Lagos.

 

Cargo jet hits bus in Ghana, at least 10 dead

A cargo jet slammed into a minibus at Ghana's Accra airport on Saturday after overshooting the runway on landing, killing at least 10 people, according to a Reuters witness and an aviation official.

 

Airline official: 40 survivors rescued from Congo plane crash

Airline official: 40 survivors rescued from Congo plane crash

The CEO of a regional airline operating in Congo says a passenger plane crashed on its way from the capital to the city of Kisangani.

 

32 killed, 1 survives U.N. plane crash

At least 10 people died Monday in the crash of a U.N. plane as it attempted to land in the Congo, a U.N. official said.

 

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