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At least 60 killed in Congo plane crash - Red Cross

Tue Apr 15, 2008 10:33am EDT

GOMA, Congo, April 15 (Reuters) - At least 60 people were killed when a passenger plane crashed onto a busy market district after taking-off at Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, a Congolese Red Cross official said.

"At this point there are around 60 people dead who were in the plane," the official said, adding that there were likely to be more casualties on the ground. (Reporting by Naomi Schwarz; Writing by Nick Tattersall)


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