Peacekeepers' Cargo Plane Shot Down in Mogadishu
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Support flight for peacekeepers crashes in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU, Somalia: A plane carrying 11 people aiding African peacekeepers in Mogadishu burst into flames and crashed Friday during a third day of fighting in an insurgency that many fear could plunge Somalia back into civil war.
Local private radio said the plane, a Russian-made Ilyushin used in the region to transport both cargo and troops, had been hit by a missile as it took off from Mogadishu.
"I saw with my eyes when the plane, which was flying low-level, was hit by a rocket and then fell to the ground," said Maryan Hashi, a reporter for Shabelle radio. More...
