Somalia: A Plane Carries Military Weapon Crashes in Mogadishu's Airport

Images from the Crashed Ethiopian Airplane loaded with weapon

By Sh M Network, 

Mogadishu — At least four people were on Friday morning killed and two others seriously wounded in airplane crashed in Mogadishu's Aadan Cadde international airport, reports said. Witnesses told Shabelle Media station in Mogadishu that the plane belonged to the Ethiopian air-force and was carrying weapons and ammunition that has been crashed in airport.

They [witnesses] added that they have seen flames have been rising from the plane. There was no immediate word on where the aircraft was flying from. Government officials have not made any comments on the crashed plane in Mogadishu's airport.

It is the first time that Ethiopian military plane crashes in Mogadishu's Aadan Cadde international airport.

The African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) said on Twitter two crew members were rescued from the Ethiopian Air Force plane and are being treated for injuries.

The cause of the crash is not clear. Ethiopia has not commented on the situation.

Ethiopia is helping the Somali government battle the Al-Shabab insurgent group, which is trying to impose a strict version of Islamic law on Somalia.

The AMISOM peacekeeping mission, which is also fighting the insurgency, expressed "heartfelt condolences" over the accident.