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Crew of 5 Russians, 13 passengers killed in air crash in Congo - 1

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MOSCOW, October 4 (RIA Novosti) - A crew of five Russians and 13 passengers were killed in an air crash in Congo, the Congolese humanitarian affairs minister said Thursday.

"The aircraft was bound from Kinshasa to Chikata. There were 13 passengers on board," Jean-Claude Muyambo told RIA Novosti on the phone.

Muyambo said that in addition to the crew and passengers there are "numerous victims among local residents," adding that the An-26 cargo plane crashed into a residential area and near a local market in Kinshasa's suburban area.

The minister said as the aircraft fell its wings struck nearby trees, which broke off causing a huge fire which spread to residential buildings.

France Press earlier reported citing the UN Mission in Congo (MONUC) that 27 people were on board the plane, which was used by a local air carrier, with 25 dead and two crew members alive.

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