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Guinea military head killed in Liberia plane crash Guinea military head killed in Liberia plane crash
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The head of Guinea's armed forces has been killed in a plane crash in neighbouring Liberia, along with five other officials, it has been announced. The head of Guinea's armed forces has been killed in a plane crash in neighbouring Liberia, along with 10 other people, it has been announced.
Gen Souleymane Kelefa Diallo was leading Guinea's delegation to mark Liberia's annual Armed Forces Day.Gen Souleymane Kelefa Diallo was leading Guinea's delegation to mark Liberia's annual Armed Forces Day.
It was earlier said there were no survivors but it is not clear how many people were on board - reportedly 18. No-one survived after the plane with six military officials and five crew came down in thick forest, reports say.
The plane came down in Charlesville, near Monrovia's international airport, Liberia's Information Minister said. The crash happened in Charlesville, near Monrovia's international airport, Liberia's information minister said.
At the ceremony, Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf dedicated a minute's silence to "several" Guinean officials "involved in the tragic plane crash". At the ceremony, Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf dedicated a minute's silence to those who died "in the tragic plane crash".
She has since visited the site where the Casa CN-235 came down in an area of thick forest, near the Roberts International Airport about 45km (32 miles) south of Monrovia. She later visited the site where the Casa CN-235 came down near the Roberts International Airport about 45km (28 miles) south of Monrovia.
According to the AP news agency, Gen Diallo's death has been announced by Guinea's presidency. The BBC's Jonathan Paye-Layleh also visited the site and says the 11 charred bodies were pulled from the wreckage.
"I have the profound regret of informing the people of Guinea of the tragic military plane accident that happened this Monday, Feb 11, 2013 around 7:30 am in Liberia," read a statement. They were then moved to the Du-Side hospital, at one of the world's biggest rubber plantations, run by the Firestone company, near the airport, he says.
"This accident cut short the lives of six members of the delegation led by Gen Souleymane Kelefa Diallo; the army chief of staff and five members of this team." "This accident cost the life of six members of the delegation, including General Souleymane Kelefa Diallo, head of the armed forces, and five members of the crew," Guinea's Defence Minister Abdoul Kabele Camara said in a statement.
Reuters news agency reports that Gen Diallo was one of the main architects of the reform of Guinea's powerful military, which seized power in 2008.