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Red Cross says at least 60 killed in Congo plane crash


    GOMA, Congo (Reuters) - At least 60 people were killed when a passenger plane crashed onto a busy market district after taking-off at Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, a Congolese Red Cross official said.

    "At this point there are around 60 people dead who were inthe plane," the official said, adding that there were likely tobe more casualties on the ground.

    (Reporting by Naomi Schwarz; Writing by Nick Tattersall)