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| Guinea military plane crashes in Liberia | Guinea military plane crashes in Liberia |
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| At least 10 members of a Guinean military delegation, reportedly including the army chief, have died when their plane crashed in Liberia, officials say. | At least 10 members of a Guinean military delegation, reportedly including the army chief, have died when their plane crashed in Liberia, officials say. |
| No-one is said to have survived but it is not clear how many people were on board - some reports say up to 18. | |
| The plane was carrying officials to Liberia's annual Armed Forces Day. | The plane was carrying officials to Liberia's annual Armed Forces Day. |
| It came down in Charlesville, near Monrovia's international airport, Liberia's Information Minister said. | It came down in Charlesville, near Monrovia's international airport, Liberia's Information Minister said. |
| At the ceremony, Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf dedicated a minute's silence to "several" Guinean officials "involved in the tragic plane crash". | At the ceremony, Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf dedicated a minute's silence to "several" Guinean officials "involved in the tragic plane crash". |
| Guinean military spokesman Alpha Barry said that armed forces head Gen Souleymane Kelefa Diallo was among those killed in the crash, according to the AP news agency. | Guinean military spokesman Alpha Barry said that armed forces head Gen Souleymane Kelefa Diallo was among those killed in the crash, according to the AP news agency. |
| The plane came down in an area of thick forest. | |
| The Roberts International Airport is about 45km (32 miles) south of Monrovia. | The Roberts International Airport is about 45km (32 miles) south of Monrovia. |