Plane crashes into homes in east DR Congo city, killing 26

At least 26 people were killed Sunday when a small plane crashed after takeoffinto a housein a densely populated area of the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.All 17 passengers and two crew members on board the plane perished, while seven more died on the ground as the plane smashed into a house near the airport, the deputy transport minister Jacques Yuma Kipuya said in a statement.Other local sources in Goma claimed the death toll was higher, between 27 to 29 killed, and seve