A plane has crashed in the east of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, officials say.
The Antonov 26 cargo plane owned by the Congolese airline, Africa 1, came down in the Kingasani residential area near Ndili airport around 1030 (0930 GMT).
An airport official, Jean-Claude Bakongo, told the Reuters news agency that 17 people had been on board.
Correspondents say air accidents are frequent in DR Congo, where many airlines fly ageing planes.
According to the African Airlines Association, the country has accounted for well over half of all the air crashes in Africa over the last decade.
A resident of Kingasani, Papy Kangufu, said the plane had crashed into a market in that had been full of people at the time. The area was full of smoke, he said.
The Russian ITAR-Tass news agency has reported that the plane had a Russian crew and had been flying from Kinshasa to Chicapa.
The Antonov 26 cargo plane owned by the Congolese airline, Africa 1, came down in the Kingasani residential area near Ndili airport around 1030 (0930 GMT).
An airport official, Jean-Claude Bakongo, told the Reuters news agency that 17 people had been on board.
Correspondents say air accidents are frequent in DR Congo, where many airlines fly ageing planes.
According to the African Airlines Association, the country has accounted for well over half of all the air crashes in Africa over the last decade.
A resident of Kingasani, Papy Kangufu, said the plane had crashed into a market in that had been full of people at the time. The area was full of smoke, he said.
The Russian ITAR-Tass news agency has reported that the plane had a Russian crew and had been flying from Kinshasa to Chicapa.
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