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Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 Crash Kills 32 on Flight

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  • A Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 crashed in southern Nigeria, killing an unknown number of people.
  • The ATR-42 carried 25 passengers and seven crew on a routine mission to Lagos.
  • The plane vanished from radar at about 9 a.m. local time.
  • Wreckage was found near a naval base in Igbokoda, Ondo state.
  • The Nigerian Air Force began a search, while locals reported body parts and rescuers combed the river by boat.