South Sudan says 14 killed in plane crash near Juba
* The aircraft, a Cessna 208 Caravan operated by CityLink Aviation, lost communication while flying from Yei to Juba International Airport, the aviation authority said in a statement. * It said the plane took off at 0915 local time and lost contact at 0943.
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A plane crashed southwest of South Sudan's capital Juba on Monday, killing all 14 people on board, the country's civil aviation authority said. * The aircraft, a Cessna 208 Caravan operated by CityLink Aviation, lost communication while flying from Yei to Juba International Airport, the aviation authority said in a statement.
* It said the plane took off at 0915 local time and lost contact at 0943. There were 13 passengers and a pilot onboard, including two Kenyan nationals and 12 South Sudanese nationals. * Preliminary reports suggested the aircraft may have crashed in bad weather, particularly low visibility, the statement said. (Writing by Vincent Mumo Nzilani Editing by Keith Weir)
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