Plane carrying 25 crashes with no survivors

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A plane crash in Nigeria killed all 25 on board, the country’s air force said.The Nigerian Air Force confirmed the aircraft crashed in the southern Ondo state on Monday. The ATR-42 aircraft crashed while carrying 20 passengers and five crew members on a routine mission to its economic hub, Lagos, authorities added.It vanished from radar and was later found to have crashed close to a naval base in the riverside town of Igbokoda. Image: A Nigerian military boat searching for bodies inside Igbokoda forest. Pic: Reuters Festus Keyamo, Nigeria's aviation minister, previously said the jet was carrying 32 people but officials did not clarify the difference between the two accounts. Sunday Kelvin Aneke, Nigerian chief of the air staff, described the accident as a "deeply painful moment for the Nigerian Air Force and the nation".President Bola Tinubu declared three days of mourning and directed flags to be flown at half-mast throughout the country to mourn the victims.Read more:Trump orders firing squad executionEx-spy chief arrested over 'espionage'Tinubu said: "I have directed the Nigerian Air Force to immediately commence a thorough investigation into the cause of the crash to prevent fu...

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