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A rescue operation was underway Sunday after a business flight operated by Precision Air crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania, in accordance with the airline.
A spokesperson for Precision Air informed CNN the aircraft crashed into Africa’s largest lake close to Bukoba airport.
It was not instantly clear what number of passengers had been on board or if there have been any fatalities within the crash.
Tanzania’s President took to social media to name for calm whereas rescuers labored on the web site of a downed aircraft.
“I’ve acquired with disappointment the knowledge of the crash of the Precision Air flight at Lake Victoria, within the Kagera area,” President Samoa Suluhu wrote on Twitter Sunday.
“I ship my condolences to all these affected by this incident. Let’s proceed to be calm because the rescue operation continues and we pray to God to assist us.”
Precision Air is a Tanzanian airline primarily based out of Dar es Salaam.
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