Abidjan, Ivory Coast recorded a plane crash when a cargo plane crashed into the sea off the coast of Ivory Coast.
A heavy storm was said to coursed the crash as plane tried to land ashore to no avail. Abidjan airport reportedly is located within a densely populated area. However, no victim has so far recorded among the locals.
The plane was a Ukrainian-made Antonov chartered by the French army as part of its anti-jihadist Operation Barkhane, a French military source told AFP
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While the killed four are said to be Moldovans while four French and two other Moldovans are said to have sustained various degrees of injury.
Firefighters and rescue divers removed two bodies from the plane, which had broken into several pieces and come to rest near the beach. Two other bodies were visible in the wreckage.
Another witness saw two injured survivors.
Abidjan is a densely populated city of 5 million people.
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