Remains of 17 found at Congo crash site

The remains of 17 passengers on board a humanitarian flight which crashed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have been found, the United Nations (UN) has confirmed.
The aid plane crashed into a mountain on Monday as it began its descent towards Bukavu, in the province of South Kivu.
Search and rescue teams located the crash site 16 kilometres northwest of Bukavu airport.
Amongst the 17 killed in the crash were a Canadian and four Congolese employees of the UN development programme, plus a French citizen and a UN volunteer from India both of whom worked for the UN office for the co-ordination of humanitarian affairs.
Also onboard were three members of the Handicap International Belgium and an employee from MSF-Holland. Four Congolese parliamentary administration members and two pilots were also killed in the crash.
05/09/08 InTheNews.co.uk, UK

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