ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, November 5, 2015/APO (African Press Organization)/ —
The African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, has expressed commiseration with the victims and families of the dozens of people who lost their lives in the plane crash in Juba, South Sudan, in the morning of Wednesday 4 November 2015.
“News of this terrible tragedy came as a shock as we are still in the process of mourning the victims of the Russian airliner that crashed over the weekend”, Dr Dlamini Zuma said. “And now, only a few days later, we stand in commiseration with the South Sudanese, Armenians and Russians once again. It’s my hope and prayer that we won’t have to deal with more calamities like this in the near future. My prayers are with the relatives of all those who were killed.”
The cargo plane, which crashed barely minutes after take-off from Juba’s International Airport, is said to have been carrying 18 people aboard; although the numbers still have to be confirmed. All the passengers were killed, save a little boy, and many more perished when the airline crashed into a farming community less than a mile from the airport, according to news sources.
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