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The plane destined for Mandera was reported to have developed mechanical challenges before it crash-landed at Burahache military camp in Elwak in Gedo region 15 kilometres a from the Kenya-Somalia border/COURTESY

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Skyward plane with 30 on board crash-lands at a Somali military base

NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 21 – A Skyward aircraft originating from Nairobi’s Wilson Airport crash-landed at a Somalia National Army base on Wednesday with 30 passengers on board.

The plane destined for Mandera was reported to have developed mechanical challenges before it crash-landed at Burahache military camp in Elwak in Gedo region 15 kilometres a from the Kenya-Somalia border.

No casualties were reported from the incident. Most passengers however reported minor injuries.

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