An airplane crashes on Saturday into sea shortly after take off from airport in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, according to reports.
It was a cargo plane carrying freight for the French army, security sources told local news site Koaci.
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Reports suggest it was a Ukrainian or Russian turboprop Antonov plane.
It crashed in heavy rain and the wreckage was swept back towards the shore near Port-Bouët.
At least four people were killed, a witness told Reuters news agency.
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Rescue workers have removed two bodies from the plane while a further two could be seen in the wreckage, the agency says.
Other reports suggest that several members of the crew survived.
Airplane crashes into sea shortly after takeoff from airport in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, reports Reuters citing witness pic.twitter.com/7kELGlQvVR
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A plane crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from the international airport in Ivory Coast’s main city Abidjan on Saturday, a witness said.
The crash occurred during a storm with heavy rain and lightning.
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