Four die as cargo plane crashes into sea off Abidjan

A cargo aircraft has crashed into the sea off Ivory Coast shortly after taking off from Abidjan's international airport.
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“What we can say for the time being is that this morning around 8:30 (0830 GMT), an Antonov plane crashed…with 10 on board including the crew members,” said Ivory Coast’s Security Minister Sidiki Diakite.

The French military operates a logistics base next to the airport in support of its Barkhane operation, combatting Islamist militants in West Africa’s Sahel region.