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DR Congo Plane Crash Kills 17, Including Senior Military Officials
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News18•27-09-2026, 03:00
DR Congo Plane Crash Kills 17, Including Senior Military Officials
- •A Congolese army aircraft crashed in southwestern DR Congo, killing at least 17 people, including senior military officials.
- •The plane was traveling from Kikwit to Kinshasa when it developed a technical fault and attempted an emergency landing in Kenge.
- •The aircraft crashed into a residential area in Kenge after no landing strip was available, catching fire upon impact.
- •Among the deceased were Lieutenant General Joseph Mutombo, First President of the High Military Court, and Lieutenant General Lucien-Rene Likulia, the military's Auditor General.
- •DR Congo President Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo expressed grief and ordered a thorough investigation into the accident.
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The aircraft developed a technical fault while travelling from Kikwit to Kinshasa and attempted to land in Kenge, where it crashed into a residential area because there was no available landing strip and subsequently caught fire.
At least 17 people were killed in the crash, including 16 adults and one baby, along with senior military officials and members of the delegation and crew.
The victims included Lieutenant General Joseph Mutombo, first president of the High Military Court, and Lieutenant General Lucien-Rene Likulia, the military's auditor general.
