An aircraft has crashed into the sea off Ivory Coast killing four people, shortly after taking off from the international airport of the main city, Abidjan.
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Plane crashes into sea near Abidjan
The cargo plane is said to have been carrying freight for the French army.
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The crash occurred during a storm with heavy rain and lightning. The aircraft was thought to be a propeller-driven cargo plane.
Apparent images of the crash circulating in local media showed the plane in pieces in the surf as witnesses and officials arrived.
It was a cargo plane carrying freight for the French army, security sources told local news site Koaci.
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