Kenyan cargo plane crashes in Mogadishu

The Silverstone plane was on its way to deliver supplies to the African Union Mission (Amisom) forces in Beledwyene, Somalia. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group

A Kenyan pilot and his assistant were seriously injured on Saturday after a cargo plane they were controlling crashed at Mogadishu’s main airport in Somalia during takeoff.

Following the accident, the Aden Adde International Airport was shut down briefly as emergency personnel attended to the crew who were aboard the Silverstone plane.