10 dead in Ugandan plane crash: Burundian army

About 10 people died on Monday in a plane crash in Uganda, including three Burundian officers of the African peacekeeping force in Somalia, the spokesman for the Burundian army said.

About 10 people died on Monday in a plane crash in Uganda, including three Burundian officers of the African peacekeeping force in Somalia, the spokesman for the Burundian army said.

Spokesman Adolphe Manirakiza said the aircraft crashed shortly after take-off from Entebbe, Uganda's main international airport.

Uganda's national police spokeswoman Judith Nabakooba earlier said that a cargo plane had crashed at the airport.

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