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国际英语新闻:11 dead in UN plane crash in Haiti

2009-10-10来源:和谐英语
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- All 11 people aboard were killed on Friday when a UN plane crashed near the Haiti-Dominican border, a UN spokesperson said here.

    There are no survivors in the accident, the spokesperson said, adding that all the bodies were found and will be transported back to Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince.

    UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon "extended his heartfelt condenlences to the family members, friends and colleagues of these brave peacekeepers who lost their lives in the service of peace," said a statement issued here by his spokesperson.

    According to the statement, the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) said that the plane was on a regular reconnaissance flight, and those who aboard the Uruguayan CASA-212military aircraft were from Uruguay and Jordan.

    An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the crash, which took place in the area of Fonds-Verrettes approximately 45 kilometers from Port-au-Prince.