An air crash in southwest Democratic Republic of Congo killed 17 people, including two of the country's most senior military justice officials, the transport ministry said Saturday. A small plane carrying a delegation of military justice officials crashed at around 1300 GMT Friday near Kenge, in Kwango province, more than 200 kilometres east of the capital Kinshasa. The plane involved was a Let 410 UVP light aircraft operated by Tracep Congo Aviation. The crash killed 13 passengers and four crew members, including Joseph Mutombo, head of the military high court, and Lucien-Rene Likulia, the armed forces' auditor general.
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