Gilbert Kibe, director general of the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority, confirmed tothat the plane belonged to Kenya’s African Express Airways but said they had not had official reports about the casual
ties or cause of the accident.
Speculation in local media, however, was that the crash was caused by a missile from Ethiopian troops stationed in the area.Ethiopian, Somalian, and African Union forces operate in the area because of the threat posed by the Islamist militant group al-Shabaab. The group, which is affiliated with the international al-Qaeda terrorist network, wants to establish an Islamist state in Somalia.Although based in Somalia, it also regularly carries out attacks in neighbouring Kenya.DOWNLOAD THE PUNCH NEWS APP NOW ON
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