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Six Chinese killed in Nigerian plane crash
Source: Xinhua |
June 4, 2012, Monday
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At least six Chinese were among the 153 people on board a passenger plane which crashed near the Lagos airport in Nigeria yesterday, the Chinese Embassy in the West African country has confirmed.
On a separate occasion, Director-General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)Harold Demuren told reporters that none of the passengers on board the aircraft survived.
He also said more than 40 people living inside a two-storey building were killed after the aircraft crashed into it.
The Dana Airair plane, which reportedly took off from Nigeria's capital city Abuja, crashed in a residential area in the Lagos metropolis, barely 24 hours after a Nigerian Allied Cargo airplane (also from Lagos) crash-landed in Ghana, killing at least 10 people.
After the tragic incident, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan declared three days of national mourning.
On a separate occasion, Director-General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)Harold Demuren told reporters that none of the passengers on board the aircraft survived.
He also said more than 40 people living inside a two-storey building were killed after the aircraft crashed into it.
The Dana Airair plane, which reportedly took off from Nigeria's capital city Abuja, crashed in a residential area in the Lagos metropolis, barely 24 hours after a Nigerian Allied Cargo airplane (also from Lagos) crash-landed in Ghana, killing at least 10 people.
After the tragic incident, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan declared three days of national mourning.
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