World · 10 February 2026
Plane with 55 passengers crashes into Indian Ocean after take-off in Somalia
Photo by raais rasheed on Unsplash
A StarSky airline plane carrying 55 passengers crashed into the Indian Ocean moments after taking off from Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu, Somalia. Eyewitness footage showed the aircraft plunging into the water near the shoreline, with passengers reportedly jumping out after impact. One of the plane’s wings was seen broken off and floating nearby. Authorities have not yet confirmed casualties, and further details about the cause of the crash are still emerging.
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