Malawi vice president, 9 others killed in a plane crash, president says
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Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera announced that a small military plane carrying Vice President Saulos Chilima crashed, killing all 10 people on board.
"I'm deeply saddened. I'm sorry to inform you all that it has turned out to be a terrible tragedy," Chakwera said. "The search and rescue team has found the aircraft near a hill ... they have found it completely destroyed with no survivors."
Chilima, 51, was aboard the plane with former first lady Shanil Dzimbiri, the ex-wife of former President Bakili Muluzi, along with five other passengers and three military crew members, the president said.
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