Cargo plane with 4 on board crashes in Nairobi shortly after takeoff; 1 body recovered

NAIROBI, Kenya – The Kenya Airports Authority says a cargo plane with four people on board has crashed shortly after takeoff in Nairobi.

A statement tweeted by the owner and operator of the country’s largest civilian airports says the plane crashed into a commercial building early Wednesday after taking off from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

The Kenya Red Cross tweets that one body has been recovered.

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