# Nigeria mourns as 32 killed in military plane crash

https://mins.news/en/item/87546

- BBC News, 2026-10-06 06:33 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck1wvjer20qqo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Nigeria has declared three days of national mourning after a military aircraft crashed near a naval base in Ondo State, killing all 25 passengers and seven crew members. President Bola Tinubu ordered a full investigation and national flags to be flown at half-mast.

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