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At least 27 dead after passenger plane crashes into houses in city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

At least 27 dead after passenger plane crashes into houses in city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
The plane spun in the air three times before crashing, a witness says [Photo:BBC]

At least 27 people have died after a passenger plane crashed into houses in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

The victims included nine people from the same family who were in one of the houses hit.

The small aircraft went down shortly after taking off from the city's airport on Sunday morning.

The cause of the crash is still unclear.

Officials say the plane was carrying 17 passengers and two crew members.

[Source: BBC]

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