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Mourners weep over 19 coffins after Tanzania plane crash

Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa stands in front of the coffins as he pays homage to the victims following the crash of the Precision Air ATR 42-500 passenger plane into Lake Victoria, at the Kaitaba Stadium in Bukoba, Tanzania November 7, 2022. Tanzania Prime Minister Office/Handout via REUTERS

Weeping relatives of the 19 people who died when a plane crashed into Lake Victoria in Tanzania filed past a row of coffins in the lakeside town of Bukoba on Monday as religious and political leaders gathered for a ceremony to honour the victims.

Flight PW494, operated by Tanzanian airline Precision Air and carrying 43 people, hit the water in stormy weather as it tried to land at Bukoba airport early on Sunday morning, arriving from the capital Dar es Salaam.

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