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Kenya confirms nationalities of plane crash victims
The Civil Aviation Authority said the accident happened at Kwale, near the Indian Ocean coast
Kenya confirms nationalities of plane crash victims
Security officials secure the wreckage of the aircraft 5Y-CCA operated by Mombasa Air Services, which crashed in Kwale County / Reuters
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The light aircraft that crashed on Tuesday in Kenya, killing all 11 on board, was carrying foreign tourists from Hungary and Germany.

The airline, Mombasa Air Safari, said the plane was carrying 10 passengers: eight Hungarians and two Germans. The captain was Kenyan.

"Sadly, there are no survivors," Mombasa Air Safari said in a statement. The victims were burnt beyond recognition.

The Civil Aviation Authority said the accident happened at Kwale, near the Indian Ocean coast, at about 0830 local time (0530 GMT).

A regional police commander, in comments aired by public broadcaster Kenya Broadcasting Corporation, said all the passengers were tourists.

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Citizen TV station said the bodies of those on board had been burned beyond recognition.

The aviation authority said the aircraft was travelling from Diani, on the coast, to Kichwa Tembo in Kenya's Maasai Mara national reserve.

SOURCE:Reuters