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Plane carrying AMISOM cargo crash-lands near Somalia capital

A cargo plane carrying supplies for African Union troops crash-landed outside Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Monday, government officials told AFP.

The officials said the Egyptian-owned transport plane went down in Arbiska, a district situated 18 kilometres (12 miles) outside the capital, after making several unsuccessful passes over the seafront airport.

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