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A aircraft carrying tourists has crashed in Kenya , with 12 people feared dead. ‌

Officials say the light plane went down in the coastal region of Kwale earlier today while travelling to the Maasai Mara National Reserve ‌

The tragedy is understood to unfolded in a mountain range roughly 25 miles from Diani airstrip. ‌

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Kwale County Commissioner Stephen Orinde informed The Associated Press that the passengers were "all foreign tourists" with their nationalities to be verified later. The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority confirmed an inquiry has been opened into what caused the disaster. ‌

The precise breakdown of crew versus passengers remains unclear at this stage. The plane is believed to have gone down mere minutes after takeoff before erupti

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