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| Seventeen die in DR Congo crash | Seventeen die in DR Congo crash |
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| A cargo plane has crashed into a busy market in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 17 people, officials say. | A cargo plane has crashed into a busy market in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 17 people, officials say. |
| The Antonov 26 cargo plane owned by the Congolese airline, Africa 1, came down in the Kingasani residential area near Ndjili airport around 1030 (0930 GMT). | |
| A UN spokesman said he feared there were "many dead". He has sent a rescue team and firefighters to the crash. | A UN spokesman said he feared there were "many dead". He has sent a rescue team and firefighters to the crash. |
| Air accidents are frequent in DR Congo, where many airlines fly ageing planes. | Air accidents are frequent in DR Congo, where many airlines fly ageing planes. |
| According to the African Airlines Association, the country has accounted for well over half of all the air crashes in Africa over the last decade. One out of every five fatal air accidents happens in Africa. | According to the African Airlines Association, the country has accounted for well over half of all the air crashes in Africa over the last decade. One out of every five fatal air accidents happens in Africa. |
| 'Many dead' | 'Many dead' |
| The cargo plane carrying at least 17 people had been en route to Tshikapa, a town in the south of the country, when it crashed, an airport official told the Associated Press. | The cargo plane carrying at least 17 people had been en route to Tshikapa, a town in the south of the country, when it crashed, an airport official told the Associated Press. |
| It came down about 5km from Ndjili international airport in the Kingasani market, Appo Ilunga said. | |
| Antonov 28s are used extensively for transport in DR Congo | Antonov 28s are used extensively for transport in DR Congo |
| A local resident, Papy Kangufu, said the market had been full of people when the plane ploughed into it. The area was full of smoke, he added. | A local resident, Papy Kangufu, said the market had been full of people when the plane ploughed into it. The area was full of smoke, he added. |
| Another airport official who went to the crash site said at least four houses had been set alight and that everyone in the houses and the plane were likely to have been killed. | Another airport official who went to the crash site said at least four houses had been set alight and that everyone in the houses and the plane were likely to have been killed. |
| A spokesman for the United Nations mission in Congo (MONUC) also said he feared the death toll would rise. | A spokesman for the United Nations mission in Congo (MONUC) also said he feared the death toll would rise. |
| "There are casualties, many dead, but I don't have any specifics," Maj Gabriel De Brosses told Reuters. | "There are casualties, many dead, but I don't have any specifics," Maj Gabriel De Brosses told Reuters. |
| In 1996, more than 300 people were killed when an Antonov 32 aircraft ploughed into a busy market soon after taking off from an airport in Kinshasa. | In 1996, more than 300 people were killed when an Antonov 32 aircraft ploughed into a busy market soon after taking off from an airport in Kinshasa. |
| Last year, the European Union banned all but one of the country's air companies, including Africa 1, from operating in Europe. | Last year, the European Union banned all but one of the country's air companies, including Africa 1, from operating in Europe. |