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| Ivory Coast crash: Four die when cargo plane plunges into sea | Ivory Coast crash: Four die when cargo plane plunges into sea |
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| A cargo plane has crashed into the sea off Ivory Coast, close to Abidjan airport, killing four people and injuring six. | A cargo plane has crashed into the sea off Ivory Coast, close to Abidjan airport, killing four people and injuring six. |
| The wreckage of the turboprop plane, which was carrying 10people, was swept toward a beach where rescuers treated surviving crewmen on the sand. | |
| All four of the dead are Moldovan while four French nationals and two Moldovans were injured. | All four of the dead are Moldovan while four French nationals and two Moldovans were injured. |
| Local police told AFP the aircraft had been trying to land when it crashed. | Local police told AFP the aircraft had been trying to land when it crashed. |
| According to local news site Ivoire Matin one person was taken into custody after the crash. It is unclear if they are a member of the crew. | According to local news site Ivoire Matin one person was taken into custody after the crash. It is unclear if they are a member of the crew. |
| Reuters news agency reports that the plane crashed during a storm with heavy rain and lightning. | Reuters news agency reports that the plane crashed during a storm with heavy rain and lightning. |
| The plane was a Ukrainian-made Antonov chartered by the French army as part of its anti-jihadist Operation Barkhane, a French military source told AFP. | The plane was a Ukrainian-made Antonov chartered by the French army as part of its anti-jihadist Operation Barkhane, a French military source told AFP. |
| Ivory Coast country profile | Ivory Coast country profile |