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A military plane carrying the vice-president of Malawi and nine other people has gone missing and a search is underway, President Lazarus Chakwera said on Monday.
The plane carrying 51-year-old Vice-President Saulos Chilima departed the capital, Lilongwe, but failed to make its scheduled landing at Mzuzu International Airport about 370 kilometers (230 miles) to the north around 45 minutes later.
"All efforts to make contact with the aircraft since it went off radar have failed thus far," a statement read.
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mf/wmr (dpa/AP)
