Zaire - 300 Die As Plane Engulfs Open-Air Market

T/I 10:57:29 STORY: PLANE LOCATION: KINSHASA DATE: 8 JANUARY 1996 DURATION: 300 die as plane engulfs open-air market More than 300 people in a crowded African market were killed on Monday (8/1) when a huge Russian cargo plane failed to gain altitude on take-off from Zaire’s Ndolo airport, near the capital, Kinshasa. It plunged into the vast open-air Simbazikita market not far from the end of the runway, causing carnage and mayhem. The five crew aboard the Antonov