A large aircraft has crashed into an area of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo town of Goma.
Witnesses reported smoke and fire after the crash, which was said to have occurred just after take-off.
It is not known how many people were on board. There are conflicting reports on what type of aircraft it was.
DR Congo has one of the world's poorest air safety records with eight crashes in 2007, Reuters news agency notes.
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(BBC)
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