A United Nations plane has crashed at Kinshasa airport in the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing 32 of 33 people on board, the UN says. The CRJ-100 jet broke in two and burst into flames as it attempted to land in heavy rain. It had reportedly flown from Goma via Kisangani in the north-east. Twenty UN workers were listed as being on the plane, which had a Georgian crew and both Congolese and foreign nationals aboard. The nationality of the lone survivor remains unknown. The UN Stabilisation Mission in the DRC, Monusco – previously known as Monuc – has been operating in the country since 1999, and its mandate is due to expire at the end of June.
News On AIR | April 5, 2011 9:59 AM
UN Plane crashes in Congo, 32 killed