Kenya plane 'crashes in Cameroon'

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A Kenya Airways plane with 114 people on board has crashed in southern Cameroon state radio reports. The flight, which originated in Ivory Coast, was reported missing on Saturday after it failed to arrive in Nairobi. Kenya Airways has not confirmed the crash. It said people from at least 23 different nationalities were on board, including five Britons. Kenya's national carrier has a good safety record. However, 169 people died when one of it s planes crashed in 2000. the Boeing 737-800 involved in Saturday's incident was just six months old and was part of a new fleet bought by the airline. Our correspondent says it will raise questions of whether other aircraft will be taken out of service.