Nigeria declares 3-day mourning for 32 military personnel killed in plane crash-Xinhua
ABUJA, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Nigeria has declared a three-day national mourning beginning Tuesday for the 32 Air Force personnel who were killed when a military aircraft crashed in the country's southwestern Ondo State on Monday. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu, while declaring the mourning period late Monday, also directed that the national flag be flown at half-mast across the country to pay respect for the victims, including 25 passengers and seven crew members. "This is a painful moment for our Armed Forces and for the entire nation," he said in a statement, ordering a comprehensive investigation into the incident. The Nigerian Air Force confirmed earlier that the ATR-42 twin-engine turboprop aircraft, with the tail number NGR 931, was on a routine mission from Benin City in southern...