28 killed in Nicaragua crash

Managua - A Nicaraguan army transport plane crashed into a hillside on the country's eastern coast yesterday, killing all 28 …

Managua - A Nicaraguan army transport plane crashed into a hillside on the country's eastern coast yesterday, killing all 28 aboard, army officials said.

The Soviet-made An-26 was carrying 13 officers and 15 of their civilian relatives when it crashed into the hill four miles from the Caribbean coast town of Bluefields, its final destination.

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