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Plane Crashes With 11 People Onboard In Cameroon

Plane Crashes With 11 People Onboard In Cameroon

May 12, 2022 10:18 am

A plane carrying 11 people crashed in a forest in central Cameroon on Wednesday, Africa Daily News, New York has gathered.

According to reports, a major storm hit Cameroon’s capital, Yaoundé, in the afternoon of Wednesday, causing the plane to lose signal after it took off from the city’s Nsimalen airport.

This was confirmed by Cameroon’s Transport Minister, Ernest Ngalle Bibehe confirmed in a statement that air traffic control lost contact with the plane.

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The statement partly read, ‘Air traffic controllers lost radio contact with the aircraft’ which was …

Plane Carrying Coronavirus Medical Supplies Crashes

Plane Carrying Coronavirus Medical Supplies Crashes

May 5, 2020 7:21 am

Six people, including two pilots, were killed when a plane carrying medical supplies crashed in south-western Somalia on Monday.

“The cause of the accident is not yet known,” government spokesman Ismael Mukhtar Omar told the Germany’s news agency dpa.

The plane, which was carrying medical supplies needed in the fight against the coronavirus, took off from Baidoa airport in the Bay region.

It crashed shortly after, near the town of Bardaale where it was meant to land, Omar said.

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Gilbert Kibe, director general of the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority, confirmed to …

Plane Crash: 172 Escape Death As Russia Accuses Israel

February 7, 2020 2:18 pm

A plane carrying 172 passengers from Tehran, the Iranian capital, to Damascus has made an emergency landing at the Hmeimim Air Base in Syria.

Russia said on Friday that the plane came under fire from Syrian air defences.

The Spokesperson of the Russian Defense Ministry, Igor Konashenkov told Interfax that the Syrian forces were retaliating Israeli strikes on targets in Syria.

This is exactly one month after a passenger plane belonging to Ukraine crashed shortly after take-off from Tehran.

The incident claimed the lives of all 176 passengers on board with Iran later claiming to have shut down the

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Ukrainian Plane Crash: Queen Elizabeth Sends Message

January 12, 2020 3:21 am
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has reacted to the plane crash that left over 170 passengers and crew members dead.

She sent a condolence message to Canada being that it had 57 citizens of the people on board the Ukrainian airliner.

Iran on Saturday admitted shooting down the plane but maintained it was unintentional.

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The Queen’s statement reads, “Philip and I have been deeply saddened by the tragic loss of lives following the crash of the Ukrainian Airlines aircraft in Iran.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of

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Ukraine Demands Punishment For Iran Plane Downing

January 11, 2020 5:31 pm

Ukraine on Saturday demanded that Iran punish those guilty for the downing of a Ukrainian airliner and compensate victims while praising Tehran for cooperating with an “objective” investigation.

Ukrainian president Volodomyr Zelensky was due to discuss the incident with his Iranian counterpart President Hassan Rouhani at 5:00 pm local time (1500 GMT), his press office said.

“We expect Iran… to bring the guilty to the courts,” the Ukrainian leader wrote on Facebook, calling also for the “payment of compensation” and the return of remains.

Tehran admitted Saturday that it accidentally downed the Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) plane, killing all 176

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Ukranian Plane Crash: President Rouhani Blames US

January 11, 2020 1:17 pm

Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, has released a statement where he explained why his military shot down Ukrainian passenger airline with 176 onboard.

Iran, on Saturday morning, acknowledged that the Ukraine International Airlines flight that crashed on Wednesday was shot down by its military.

President Rouhani said bodies of victims of the crash would be returned to their countries and all necessary measures to compensate and sympathise with the bereaved families would be taken.

He also blamed the United States for the incident.

Rouhani’s lengthy statement described the incident as a “terrible catastrophe,” which resulted from an attempt to protect the …

Canada Finally Reveals Who Shot Down Plane, Killing 176

January 10, 2020 5:57 am
Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau has revealed that it was actually Iran’s missile that shot down the Ukrainian airliner with 176 passengers on board

He said that evidence indicates an Iranian missile downed the jetliner on Wednesday, adding that the strike “may have been unintentional”.

According to the Prime Minister, Canadian and allied intelligence carried out the investigation.

He said it appeared it was a surface-to-air missile that struck the plane.

“We have intelligence from multiple sources, including our allies and our own intelligence. The evidence indicates that the plane was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile,” Trudeau told

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Afghanistan Reacts To Death Of Citizens In Plane Crash

January 8, 2020 2:42 pm

Afghanistan has reacted to the death of 176 people after Ukrainian Boeing-737 crashed near an airport in the capital, Tehran, on Wednesday.

The crash happened at a time when Iran was threatening to go to war with the United States, US, over the killing of General Qasem Soleimani.

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Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that ten of its nationals were among the victims of the crashed Ukrainian passenger jet.

“We are saddened to learn that 10 Afghan nationals have lost their lives in a plane crash in Tehran this morning,” …

Iran Vows Not To Release Black Boxes Of Plane Crash

January 8, 2020 9:59 am
Iran has vowed not to release the black box of Ukrainian Boeing-737 with 180 people on board which crashed in the country.

The aircraft belonging to Ukraine International Airlines crashed just after take-off from Iran’s Imam Khomeini airport.

The crash happened at a time when Iran was threatening to go to war with the United States over the killing of General Qasem Soleimani.

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The two black boxes from the Ukrainian airliner that crashed outside the capital Tehran were found on Wednesday, Iranian state television reported.

Both boxes were reported to

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It’s No Coincidence –FFK Reacts As Plane Crashes In Iran

January 8, 2020 4:36 am

Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister has said the crash of a Ukrainian passenger jet in Tehran, Iran was not a coincidence.

A Ukrainian Boeing-737 with 180 people onboard crashed in Iran.

It went down near an airport in the capital, Tehran, on Wednesday.

The aircraft belonging to Ukraine International Airlines crashed just after take-off from Iran’s Imam Khomeini airport, according to Fars state news agency.

The plane was reportedly en route to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.

The crash is suspected to have been caused by mechanical issues.

Reacting to the crash, Fani-Kayode said the timing of the incident was …

Chile Says No Hope Of Survivors From Missing Plane

December 13, 2019 4:58 pm

Chile confirmed Thursday that a military plane with 38 people aboard crashed in the sea, with no hope of finding survivors.

“The condition of the plane wreckage that was found makes it practically impossible that there are survivors from this air accident,” Air Force chief Arturo Merino told a news conference in the southern port of Punta Arenas.

Merino, flanked by Defense Minister Alberto Espina and other officials, confirmed reports that remains recovered from the sea were “most likely to be body parts of those traveling on the C-130.”

Parts of the aircraft’s landing gear, fuel system, wing and …

Chile Military Plane Disappears With 38 Aboard: Air Force

December 10, 2019 3:46 pm

A Chilean military plane with 38 people aboard has gone missing after it took off from the country’s south for a base in Antarctica and is presumed to have crashed, authorities have said.

Seventeen of those on board the C-130 aircraft were crew and the others were passengers, Chile’s air force said Monday.

The plane is believed to have crashed and “all national and international air and maritime means available in the area are continuing the search (for survivors) in the sector where communications were lost with the aircraft,” it added in a statement Tuesday.

The four-engine aircraft took off …

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