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Plane crash reported in Kenge

An airplane has crashed in Kenge, with two sources reporting that Lieutenant General Lucien-René Likulia Bakumi, the auditor general of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was among those killed. Further details regarding the total number of casualties and the circumstances of the flight have not yet been confirmed.

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The sources disagree.
Each position is reported as its publisher stated it. We do not reconcile them.
5 differing positions reported on casualties across 15 publishers; unresolved.
  • actualite-cdparmi les victimes
  • jeuneafrique13 personnes
  • rfideux
  • thehindukills 14
  • radiookapideux officiers généraux
  • anadolu17 morts
  • aljazeerakills at least 17
  • vijestinajmanje 17 ljudi
  • alwihdainfodeux
  • wakatseraDeux hauts magistrats militaires tués
  • khaama13 Killed
  • arabnews17 killed
  • jpostkills 17
  • 8am17 Killed
  • yenialanya17 kişi hayatını kaybetti
5 differing positions reported on attribution across 5 publishers; unresolved.
  • radiookapil’armée
  • actualite-cdTryphon Kin-Kiey Mulumba
  • khaamaDR Congo Military
  • arabnewsministry
  • jpostDRC
4 differing positions reported on location across 14 publishers; unresolved.
  • actualite-cdKenge
  • jeuneafriqueRDC
  • rfiKenge
  • thehinduCongo
  • radiookapiKenge
  • anadoluRDC
  • aljazeeraDR Congo
  • vijestiDR Kongu
  • alwihdainfoRDC
  • khaamaDR Congo
  • arabnewsDR Congo
  • jpostDRC
  • 8amCongo
  • yenialanyaYerleşim alanına
3 differing positions reported on timing across 3 publishers; unresolved.
  • arabnewsTop officials
  • actualite-cdtrois jours
  • radiookapidès ce lundi
2 differing positions reported on status across 15 publishers; unresolved.
  • actualite-cdCrash
  • jeuneafriquecrash
  • rfidécès
  • thehindukills
  • radiookapiannonce
  • anadolucrash
  • aljazeeracrash
  • vijestipoginulo
  • alwihdainfomort
  • wakatseratués
  • khaamaKilled
  • arabnewskilled
  • jpostkills
  • 8amKilled
  • yenialanyadüştü
WhereKenge
-5.765, 13.657 ±10 km
First reported30 days ago
Published2026-09-25 17:43 UTC
Occurred2026-09-25
Sources15
How this travelled.
Reports32Independent tellings13
13 independently corroborated tellings, 3 reported as carrying other outlets.

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Global Event Monitor. Plane crash reported in Kenge. 2026-09-25T17:43:12.997Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:3533. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-25/crash-dun-avion-a-kenge-lauditeur-general-des-fardc-lucien-872d357e

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