From the Associated Press:
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Witnesses say a cargo plane has crashed into the Atlantic Ocean just after taking off from Ivory Coast’s international airport in Abidjan, leaving at least 4 people dead.
Hundreds of onlookers gathered at the beach Saturday as rescue workers ran to the scene.
Security guards on site say 10 people were aboard the plane as it carried material for the French army.
The plane wreckage, broken into pieces, was scattered in the shallow waters.
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