Plane Crashes Into Sea Shortly After Takeoff in Ivory Coast - Reports

A plane of unknown type has crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from the main airport in Ivory Costs, media reported citing eyewitnesses. According to the Ivorian security minister, 4 people died in the crash, 6 injured.

Photo de l’avion qui s’est écrasé en mer en Côte d’Ivoire après son décollage. Les vagues l’ont ramené sur la côte. Bilan à venir. /Koaci pic.twitter.com/ce23FJ9nFq

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A plane crashed into the sea during the takeoff from the Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport near Abidjan, Ivory Coast at around 8:30 am local time.

A PEINE DÉCOLLER UN AVION S'ÉCRASE DANS L'EAU A DERRIÈRE WARF PORTBOUET EN Côte d'Ivoire 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/clfi6TI6OC

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According to the preliminary reports it might be a cargo plane of a company that was carrying equipments for the French army, Koaci.com reports. Some media suggested it might be an Antonov An-26 cargo plane. According to Reuters, it was a propeller-engine cargo plane.

The Ivorian security minister said that four people from Moldova were killed in the crash, adding that four French citizens were among six injured. Reuters reported citing souces that the French nationals were soldiers; no official confirmation from Paris has been issued so far.

Côte d'Ivoire: Un avion s'écrase en mer peu après son décollage d'Abidjan https://t.co/0Fcv5mXGGa pic.twitter.com/Y8ul7BSn65

— koaci.com (@Koaci) October 14, 2017

The plane's wreckage gradually was washed ashore near Port Bouet.

Planes crashes into sea off Ivory Coasthttps://t.co/412yv7s8Te pic.twitter.com/eCwgGV34vK

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