French soldiers stand on the beach of Port-Bouet in Abidjan near the wreckage of a cargo plane that crashed off Ivory Coast, killing four, on October 14, 2017. PHOTO: AFP//ISSOUF SANOGO
Four Moldovan nationals were killed and three French soldiers hurt on Saturday when a transport plane chartered by France’s army crashed off Ivory Coast, authorities said.
There was a storm over Abidjan early in the day, but it was unclear whether heavy weather had played a role in the Antonov aircraft going down.
A French military source said the plane was chartered as part of anti-jihadist Operation Barkhane, under which France maintains …read more
Source: Channels Television
