New Russian Air Crash in AngolaA Russian-built Antonov 24 plane crashed near the Angolan capital Luanda on November 15, killing about 50 people.It is the second Antonov to crash in Angola within the last three weeks. Angolan national radio reported the plane was on fire before it crashed five minutes after take-off in wasteland in the Golfe neighbourhood, in the outskirts of Luanda. The operating company Asa Pesada and the national company for airports say they have recovered the black box and investigations are underway. The BBC's Lara Pawson in Luanda says that meanwhile thousands of Angolans are waiting to discover whether or not their relatives or friends were on the Antonov 24. On 31 October, an Antonov-26 crashed near the northern Angolan town of Saurimo, 700 km (450 miles) east of Luanda. All 50 passengers and crew were killed. |
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