Update: Kenya plane crash kills 11: airline


NAIROBI, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Eleven people, including 10 foreign tourists, were killed early Tuesday when a light aircraft crashed in Kwale County, Kenya's coastal region, while en route to the world-famous Maasai Mara National Reserve, the airline said.

Mombasa Air Safari confirmed that eight Hungarian and two German passengers, along with a Kenyan pilot, were on board the aircraft, registration number 5Y-CCA, which had taken off from Diani, a popular tourist resort town.

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