Military Plane Crashes in Lesotho; 15 on Board Die
<i> Associated Press</i>
MASERU, Lesotho —
A military plane crashed Friday in a mountainous area in southern Lesotho, killing all 15 people on board, the government said.
The plane, which crashed shortly after takeoff, was en route to a military base in Maseru, the capital, from the town of Qachasnek, military headquarters said.
There were three crewmen and 12 other military personnel on board the twin-engine plane, a Spanish-built CASA-212.
An investigation was begun.
Lesotho is a small, mountainous kingdom surrounded by South Africa.
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