Congo military plane crash kills 13, including three officers, official says
- 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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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
Seventeen people, including two senior military justice officials, were killed by the crash of a military aircraft in the province of Kwango south-west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
13 Killed After DR Congo Military Aircraft Crashes During Emergency Landing Attempt
A Congolese military aircraft crashed while attempting an emergency landing in western Democratic Republic of Congo, killing all 13 people on board, including the army’s Inspector General, authorities said. The aircraft was flying from Kikwit in southwestern Congo to the capital, Kinshasa, when it developed a technical malfunction and attempted to land in Kenge, a […]
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