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UN aircraft crashes in Haiti: 11 victims

Port-au-Prince, Haiti - During a reconnaissance mission

A CASA C-212/200 aircraft carrying a UN contingent formed by 6 Uruguayan and 5 Jordanian peacekeepers crashed Friday in a mountain zone of Haiti, near the border with the Dominican Republic. The cause of the accident is still unknown, while the bodies of the victims have been recovered and will be flown to their origin countries. "A MINUSTAH (United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti) plane...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1110048
Rome, Italy, 10/12/2009 12:14
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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