CAPE TOWN - A South African Air Force plane crash-landed at Goma Airport in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Thursday afternoon, The South African National Defence Force has confirmed.
SANDF spokesperson Siphiwe Dlamini said the plane had been deployed in the DRC as part of a United Nations' peacekeeping mission.
No one was injured during the incident and circumstances surrounding the crash were being investigated, said Dlamini.
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South African Air Force plane crashes at Goma Airport in the DRC.
South African Air Force plane crashes at Goma Airport in the DRC.