Congo military plane crash kills 13, including three officers, official says
The aircraft developed a technical fault and crashed while trying to land, and authorities have opened an investigation into the cause.
- On Friday, a Let L-410 operated by Tracep Congo Aviation crashed in Kenge, Democratic Republic of the Congo, killing all 13 people aboard.
- The aircraft experienced a technical problem while flying from Kikwit to Kinshasa, forcing an emergency landing attempt in Kenge where it crashed into a residential plot.
- Among the 13 victims were three army officers and General Likulia Bakumi, the army's auditor general. Kwango Vice Governor Remy Saki Bokinda said, "12 were burned beyond recognition, while the pilot's lifeless body was found outside the aircraft."
- Congo's aviation accident investigation authority has formally launched a probe into the crash, while video posted to social media showed the wreckage burning on the ground.
- The loss of military leadership complicates ongoing security efforts, as the Congolese army faces significant setbacks against Rwanda-backed AFC/M23 rebels who control eastern regions.
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Seventeen people, including two lieutenant generals and a baby, died when a small passenger plane crashed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It was reported that the plane crashed into a residential area after a malfunction prevented the finding of a suitable runway for landing.
A small passenger plane attempting an emergency landing in a residential area due to a technical malfunction crashed and burst into flames in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Seventeen people died in the accident, including two lieutenant generals, the head of the Supreme Military Court and the Military Attorney General.
All seventeen people on board were killed in a plane crash in Congo. There was a military delegation on board. Among them were two high-ranking military officers: the head of the military court and a prosecutor general of the military court. There were also four civilians on board, including a child, local media report. The aircraft was on its way back from Kikwit, in the southwest of the country, to the capital Kinshasa when it ran into troubl…
The Presidency stated that the incident had resulted in the death of Lieutenant General Mutombo Katalay Tiendi, President of the Military Court, and General Bakumi Likoliya, Attorney-General of the Congolese Armed Forces.
The accident occurred this Friday when the plane crashed in the town of Kenge, the provincial capital of Kwango, while returning from a service mission in Kikwit, in the neighbouring province of Kwilu Read
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