Congo military plane crash kills 13, including three officers, official says
“Thirteen people including three army officers were killed on Friday when a military plane crashed in Democratic Republic of Congo, an official said. The plane was travelling to the capital, Kinshasa, f…”
The plane was travelling to the capital, Kinshasa, from the southwestern city of Kikwit when it experienced a technical problem and attempted to land in Kenge, in Kwango province, said Remy Saki Bokinda, the Kwango vice governor. "With no landing strip available in Kenge, the plane crashed into a residential plot," he said.
The passengers included General Likulia Bakumi, the army's auditor general, as well as a major, a captain and other military personnel and civilians, Bokinda said. "All those on board died; 12 were burned beyond recognition, while the pilot's lifeless body was found outside the aircraft," he said.
Congo's aviation accident investigation authority is launching a probe of the crash, a government statement said. Congo's army suffered significant setbacks last year at the hands of Rwanda-backed AFC/M23 rebels who seized large swathes of the east.
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