An aircraft carrying about 15 passengers is reported to have , on Sunday, crashed into a densely populated area of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, airline Busy Bee and witnesses said.
The Dornier plane was en route to Beni, 350 kilometres north of Goma (220 miles), when it went down, a company staff member said. It crashed into a residential area near Goma airport.
It is yet to be ascertained what the casualty figures are.
Rescue operations are still ongoing as details are still scanty.