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  • Angolan plane crash

    A light aircraft has crashed in the mountains of central Angola, killing at least 11 people on board.

    There were no survivors from the crash, which happened just before 0800 local time (0700 GMT).

    The privately-owned twin-engine Beechcraft-200 aircraft was flying from the capital Luanda to the second city, Huambo, 450 km (280 miles) south-east.

    Initial reports suggest bad weather may be the cause. Two Portuguese nationals were said to be among the dead.

    Angola has a poor record in air safety, mainly because of inadequate maintenance of its aircraft.

    Its national carrier TAAG is banned from flying to the European Union because of safety concerns.
    source: BBC

    I've read on a dutch site that there are at least 25 casualties...

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    Originally posted by procede
    source: BBC

    I've read on a dutch site that there are at least 25 casualties...
    25 casualties seems like a lot for a Beech 200, providing it didn't crash into a bus full of nuns.
    May a plethora of uncultivated palaeontologists raise the dead in a way that makes your blood boil

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