A minimum of 12 individuals aboard a light plane are believed to have been killed when the aircraft crashed in the Tsimba Golini region of Kwale County, Kenya, on Tuesday morning. Local media says the victims are largely tourists.

The plane, 5Y-CCA, had taken off from the tourist destination of Diani along the coast and was headed for the Kichwa Tembo tourist zone when it crashed about 8:30 local time (0530Z).

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Incident confirmed by authorities

The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) confirmed the disaster in a statement, citing the flight route and registration. The airline operating the flights is one that has a specialty in flights that serve to connect coastal cities such as Mombasa to major tourist destinations in Kenya, including the world-famo

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