32 killed in U.N. plane crash in Congo, official says
(CNN) -- One person survived the crash of a U.N. plane that killed 32 others in the Congo on Monday, U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq said.
The aircraft, which carried 33 people, belonged to MONUSCO, the U.N. mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a Congo Transportation Ministry official.
The plane crashed early Monday afternoon while attempting to land at the Kinshasa airport after a flight from Goma in the eastern part of the vast nation in central Africa, the official said.
The Kinshasa airport reported strong thunderstorms and sustained winds of 37 kph (23 mph) at the time.
U.N. Peacekeeping Director Alain Le Roy said the aircraft missed the airstrip likely because of the wind, but he cautioned the investigation was in its early stages.
Most of those on board were U.N. personnel; five worked for other agencies, Le Roy told reporters.
Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said America "stands ready to assist the U.N. in the aftermath of this terrible accident."
"As we know well, a stable and prosperous future for the DRC must begin with peace for its people, and U.N. personnel have worked courageously to strengthen the protection of the nation's women, men and children after years of strife," Rice said.
It's a miracle more weren't killed!
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Is it just me or is the UN looking a very dangerous place to work these days? They're getting killed every which way you look.
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Remember, it was officially the UN who were fighting North Korea in the early fifties.Horwood Beer-Master wrote:Is it just me or is the UN looking a very dangerous place to work these days? They're getting killed every which way you look.
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I can hardly wait for the survivor to "thank God" for saving him...Gawdzilla wrote: (CNN) -- One person survived the crash of a U.N. plane that killed 32 others in the Congo on Monday, U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq said.
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If he does I'll kill him. Perfect score for God then. (Well, technically I'd say it was a spare.egbert wrote:I can hardly wait for the survivor to "thank God" for saving him...Gawdzilla wrote: (CNN) -- One person survived the crash of a U.N. plane that killed 32 others in the Congo on Monday, U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq said.
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How did he survive such a crash? Obviously it was witchcraft!!!Gawdzilla wrote:If he does I'll kill him. Perfect score for God then. (Well, technically I'd say it was a spare.egbert wrote:I can hardly wait for the survivor to "thank God" for saving him...Gawdzilla wrote: (CNN) -- One person survived the crash of a U.N. plane that killed 32 others in the Congo on Monday, U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq said.
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He wasn't ready to go to Heaven yet. Had to stay and say how lucky all the dead people were for going on without any further of life's travails.
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