Zaire 300 Die As Plane Engulfs Open Air Market

T, I 10:57:29 STORY: PLANE LOCATION: KINSHASA DATE: 8 JANUARY 1996 DURATION: 1. 33 300 die as plane engulfs openair market More than 300 people in a crowded African market were killed on Monday (8, 1) when a huge Russian cargo plane failed to gain altitude on takeoff from Zaire s Ndolo airport, near the capital, Kinshasa. It plunged into the vast openair Simbazikita market not far from the end of the runway, causing carnage and mayhem. The five crew aboard the Antonov