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Plane crash near Uganda airport | Plane crash near Uganda airport |
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At least seven people on board a cargo aeroplane are feared dead after it crashed near Uganda's main airport, Entebbe, police have said. | |
Spokeswoman Judith Nabakooba said the aircraft came down in Lake Victoria near Bugunga Island. | |
It is not known what caused the crash and a team of investigators has been sent to the site. | |
An army spokesman said eyewitnesses reported seeing the plane catch fire before it crashed in the lake. | |
It was carrying water purifiers, pipes and other equipment, the spokesman said, quoted by the Associated Press news agency. | |
Local media said the cargo was bound for Ugandan peacekeepers in Somalia. | |
The country's transport minister is expected to issue a statement shortly, an official from the Civil Aviation Authority said. | The country's transport minister is expected to issue a statement shortly, an official from the Civil Aviation Authority said. |