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Passenger Jet Disappears Over Cameroon; Rain Impedes Search for Kenyan Airliner With 114 People Aboard

Article from: The Washington Post Article date: May 6, 2007 Author: Stephanie McCrummen - Washington Post Foreign Service

A Nairobi-bound Kenya Airways jet carrying more than 100 passengers went missing over the dense forest of Cameroon early Saturday, and a rescue team was still searching for it more than 24 hours later, airline officials said.

Amid stormy weather, Flight 507 took off just after midnight from the coastal city of Douala in the West African country, sent out a distress signal shortly afterward, then lost communication.

Kenya Airways officials said Saturday night that they were looking for the Boeing 737 jet near the town of Lolodorf, about 100 ...

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