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A Mozambique Airlines (LAM) plane with 28 passengers and 6 crew on board has gone missing on a flight to Angola, say airline officials. | A Mozambique Airlines (LAM) plane with 28 passengers and 6 crew on board has gone missing on a flight to Angola, say airline officials. |
Flight TM470 left Mozambique's capital, Maputo, at 11:26 local time (09:26 GMT) and was due to arrive in the Angolan capital, Luanda, at 14:10. | Flight TM470 left Mozambique's capital, Maputo, at 11:26 local time (09:26 GMT) and was due to arrive in the Angolan capital, Luanda, at 14:10. |
The last contact made with the plane was when it was over northern Namibia. | The last contact made with the plane was when it was over northern Namibia. |
The airline said there were signs it might have landed near Rundo, northern Namibia, bordering Angola and Botswana. | The airline said there were signs it might have landed near Rundo, northern Namibia, bordering Angola and Botswana. |
"LAM airlines, aeronautical and airport authorities are trying to establish contact to confirm the information," said the airline. | "LAM airlines, aeronautical and airport authorities are trying to establish contact to confirm the information," said the airline. |
Spokesman Norberto Mucopa told the AFP news agency he could not confirm the nationalities of those on board. | Spokesman Norberto Mucopa told the AFP news agency he could not confirm the nationalities of those on board. |
Olavi Auanga, police commander of Namibia's Kavango West region - where the plane was last heard from - told AFP patrols were searching the area. | |
The agency says the region is sparsely populated and covered with wetlands and dense forests. |
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