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12 February 2012 Last updated at 15:37 GMT
DR Congo: President Kabila's aide dies in plane crash Continue reading the main story
A senior adviser to the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, has been killed in a plane crash in the east of the country.
Augustin Katumba Mwanke died when the private jet came down near the town of Bukavu, a statement read out on national TV said. The pilot also died.
Finance Minister Matato Ponyo Mapo and a provincial governor were among other passengers who were seriously injured.
The crash happened when the plane overshot the runway, officials said.
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