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Jet crashes into sea with 180 aboard

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Kenya Airways Jet Crashes Into Sea

By TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press Writer

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) -- A Kenya Airways jet en route to Lagos, Nigeria, with 180 people aboard crashed Sunday night into the sea, shortly after taking off from Abidjan, airport and aviation officials said.

The plane, an Airbus 310, took off at 9:08 p.m. and crashed just a few minutes later, airport officials said on condition of anonymity.

Emergency workers were being dispatched, the officials said, but it was not yet clear how far out into the ocean the plane had crashed. French military firefighters, who are stationed at a French military base next to the airport, were being asked for assistance, they said.

An official with Ivorian civil aviation authority, ASECNA, also speaking on condition of anonymity, said there were 168 adult passengers on board the plane, two children and 10 crew members.

The officials did not know if there were any survivors, and had no further information.

AP-NY-01-30-00 1824EST

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