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Families wait for answers after Nigerian military plane crash

Straits Times16 October 2026, 14:35 UTCNigeria

LAGOS, Oct 16 - More than a week after a Nigerian Air Force plane crash killed all 25 people on board, families say they are still waiting for answers as military teams search for wreckage and human remains in swampy terrain.

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