Fourteen people missing after Tanzanian aircraft crashes in Comoros, owner says


  • World
  • Monday, 28 Feb 2022

DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Rescuers in the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros are searching for 14 passengers and crew on a Tanzania-registered light aircraft which crashed over the weekend, the plane's owner said on Monday.

The Cessna Caravan plane, which was on a short-term lease to a Comoran operator, plunged into the sea on Saturday as it flew between the capital Moroni and the city of Fomboni, local media reported.

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