Plane with UN cargo crashes in Somalia

A cargo plane contracted by the United Nations (UN) on Thursday crashed while landing on an airstrip in El-Barde in Somalia’s South West State, killing one person and injuring two others.

The aircraft was carrying humanitarian supplies for the World Food Programme (WFP) when it veered off the runway.

Plane with UN cargo crashes in Somalia

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