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23rd Apr 2006, 16:51
World Updates
Sunday April 23, 2006
Libyan plane crashes in Cameroon while trying to land in Chad; 6 killed
N'DJAMENA, Chad - A Libyan plane crashed in neighboring Cameroon after developing technical problems while attempting to land in the Chadian capital early Sunday, killing all six crew, an aviation official said.
The Russian-built Antonov 72 aircraft was carrying food aid from the Libyan town of Sebha, said Matsaleh Douga, a representative of the Agency for Security and Navigation for Africa and Madagascar.
"The flight went well until the moment the pilot wanted to land and he could not land for some technical reasons and overflew N'djamena Airport, and that is when the plane crashed in Kousseri in Cameroon,'' he said from the control tower at the Hassan Djamous International Airport in N'djamena. "All the six crew died.''
Residents of the Chadian capital reported hearing a loud explosion before dawn, followed by a massive ball of flame that illuminated the night sky.
Dozens of Cameroonians could be seen gathering around the wreckage, visible across the river that separates the Chadian capital and the Cameroonian district in which it crashed.-AP
Sunday April 23, 2006
Libyan plane crashes in Cameroon while trying to land in Chad; 6 killed
N'DJAMENA, Chad - A Libyan plane crashed in neighboring Cameroon after developing technical problems while attempting to land in the Chadian capital early Sunday, killing all six crew, an aviation official said.
The Russian-built Antonov 72 aircraft was carrying food aid from the Libyan town of Sebha, said Matsaleh Douga, a representative of the Agency for Security and Navigation for Africa and Madagascar.
"The flight went well until the moment the pilot wanted to land and he could not land for some technical reasons and overflew N'djamena Airport, and that is when the plane crashed in Kousseri in Cameroon,'' he said from the control tower at the Hassan Djamous International Airport in N'djamena. "All the six crew died.''
Residents of the Chadian capital reported hearing a loud explosion before dawn, followed by a massive ball of flame that illuminated the night sky.
Dozens of Cameroonians could be seen gathering around the wreckage, visible across the river that separates the Chadian capital and the Cameroonian district in which it crashed.-AP