Somali President orders probe into Bardale air crash

Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed alias Farmaajo has ordered investigation into the Bardale plae cash involving a Kenyan airplane. PHOTO | FILE | AFP

The Federal Government of Somalia started an investigation into a plane that crashed on Monday near the airstrip of Bardale town in Bay region, about 275 kilometres southwest of the capital Mogadishu.

The light aircraft belonged to African Express, a Kenya-based commercial airline.