Politics
UN confirms 32 of 33 killed in Congo crash
Updated: 2011-04-05 10:27
(Xinhua)
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A top Congolese aviation official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not permitted to speak to the media, said the plane was traveling from Kisangani to Kinshasa.
The Security Council on Monday expressed its "deepest condolences" to the families of those who died. US Ambassador Susan Rice issued a separate statement, saying "the loss of humanitarians and peacekeepers today is a tragedy for the United Nations."
The UN mission in Congo, known as MONUSCO, includes more than 19,000 uniformed peacekeeping troops. The mission is charged with protecting civilians in the enormous Central African nation wracked by violence from a myriad of rebel groups and militias.
Few passable roads traverse Congo after decades of war and corrupt rule, forcing the country's deeply impoverished people to rely on ill-maintained planes and boats to move around. Congo has one of the worst air safety records in the world. The Central African country's safety regulations are notoriously lax.
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