Guinea: UN Mission Supports Response to Air Crash That Killed Guinean High Officials

11 February 2013

United Nations peacekeepers in Liberia are today assisting with response and recovery efforts for a plane crash outside of the capital city Monrovia that is believed to have claimed the lives of at least 11 high-ranking military officials from neighbouring Guinea.

"The United Nations Missions in Liberia (UNMIL) offered its condolences and sympathy today to the Government of the Republic of Guinea and the family and friends of the passengers," the mission said in a statement released shortly after the morning crash.

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