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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

Nigeria air force lowers plane crash toll to 25, civilians among victims

Abuja: The Nigerian Air Force on Tuesday lowered the death toll from its plane that crashed a day earlier to 25 as it released the victims' names which included civilians and said no survivors were found.

In one of the country's worst air disasters in recent years, the air force had on Monday -- the day of the crash -- said 32 people were on board an ATR-42 twin-engine turboprop that went down in a swampy area near a naval base in Ondo state.

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