Light tourist plane from Mombassa crashes
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Light tourist plane from Mombassa crashes
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Nairobi - At least seven people were injured when a light aircraft crashed in south-west Kenya on Thursday after taking off from Mombasa, the scene of attacks on Israelis earlier in the day, rescuers said.
Bettina Vadera of the flying doctor service AMREF said some passengers were still trapped in the wreckage at the crash site in the Maasai Mara, a wilderness area popular with tourists. Two aircraft with medical teams and extraction equipment had been despatched to the area, she told Reuters.
The crash happened within hours of a suicide car bombing of an Israeli-owned Mombasa hotel which killed 15 people and a missile attack narrowly missed an Israeli airliner flying from Mombasa. The Israeli Foreign Ministry said three Israelis, including two children, died in the bombing.
Vadera said investigators were looking at the possibility of a link between the crash and the missile attack.
"One cannot rule out that there is a connection because the plane also took off from Mombasa," Dr Vadera said. "It doesn't look likely but at this stage it's too early to rule it out".
Seven people, all with injuries, have already been rescued from the scene about 3km from the Mara Intrepid tourist camp and were being flown to Nairobi's Wilson Airport, she said.
The plane that crashed can carry up to 20 passengers but it is not yet clear how many were on board, she said.
It was not clear where the plane was heading but the area is full of landing strips used by light aircraft that ferry tourists to luxury game lodges.
Nairobi - At least seven people were injured when a light aircraft crashed in south-west Kenya on Thursday after taking off from Mombasa, the scene of attacks on Israelis earlier in the day, rescuers said.
Bettina Vadera of the flying doctor service AMREF said some passengers were still trapped in the wreckage at the crash site in the Maasai Mara, a wilderness area popular with tourists. Two aircraft with medical teams and extraction equipment had been despatched to the area, she told Reuters.
The crash happened within hours of a suicide car bombing of an Israeli-owned Mombasa hotel which killed 15 people and a missile attack narrowly missed an Israeli airliner flying from Mombasa. The Israeli Foreign Ministry said three Israelis, including two children, died in the bombing.
Vadera said investigators were looking at the possibility of a link between the crash and the missile attack.
"One cannot rule out that there is a connection because the plane also took off from Mombasa," Dr Vadera said. "It doesn't look likely but at this stage it's too early to rule it out".
Seven people, all with injuries, have already been rescued from the scene about 3km from the Mara Intrepid tourist camp and were being flown to Nairobi's Wilson Airport, she said.
The plane that crashed can carry up to 20 passengers but it is not yet clear how many were on board, she said.
It was not clear where the plane was heading but the area is full of landing strips used by light aircraft that ferry tourists to luxury game lodges.
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Kenian Pilot dies and 17 Expats injured
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Nairobi. - 'n Keniaanse vlie'nier is dood en 17 buitelandse toeriste is beseer toe 'n ligte vliegtuig Donderdag in die suideweste van Kenia se Masai Mara-nasionale park neergestort het.
"Ons het agt beseerdes ontvang. Een is dood en drie is in 'n kritieke toestand," het 'n dokter van die Afrika-stigting vir mediese navorsing (Amref) gesê. Die toeriste is van Duitsland, Australi' en Switserland. Die ongeluk het gebeur toe die vlie'nier 'n noodlanding wou doen.
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A Kenian pilot died and 17 tourists injured when a light aircraft crashed in the Masai Mara National Park.
A Doctor confirmed they received 8 injured tourists (3 critical) and the dead pilot. The tourists are from Germany, Australia and Switzerland. The accident happened when the pilot wanted to do an emergency landing .
Sad to hear indeed. Sad week for Kenia !
Nairobi. - 'n Keniaanse vlie'nier is dood en 17 buitelandse toeriste is beseer toe 'n ligte vliegtuig Donderdag in die suideweste van Kenia se Masai Mara-nasionale park neergestort het.
"Ons het agt beseerdes ontvang. Een is dood en drie is in 'n kritieke toestand," het 'n dokter van die Afrika-stigting vir mediese navorsing (Amref) gesê. Die toeriste is van Duitsland, Australi' en Switserland. Die ongeluk het gebeur toe die vlie'nier 'n noodlanding wou doen.
TRANSLATION by Gunnsss A Kenian pilot died and 17 tourists injured when a light aircraft crashed in the Masai Mara National Park.
A Doctor confirmed they received 8 injured tourists (3 critical) and the dead pilot. The tourists are from Germany, Australia and Switzerland. The accident happened when the pilot wanted to do an emergency landing .
Sad to hear indeed. Sad week for Kenia !
