Body of Lebanese Man Killed in DRC Plane Crash Found

The body of Lebanese passenger Hussein Ali Khazaal, who was aboard a plane that crashed in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, was found, the head of the Lebanese Cultural University in the World Ahmed Nasser said.

At least 74 people died when the plane crashed as it attempted to land in heavy rain at Kisangani airport in the northeast of the country, the air company said.

The commercial plane operated by Hewa Bora Airways was carrying 118 passengers and crew.

Khazaal hails from the southern town of Ainata. He was considered missing until his body was found, said Nasser on Saturday. The body hasn’t been disfigured.

Nasser added that Congolese authorities handed over Khazaal’s body to the Lebanese community there. It has started making arrangements to transport it to Beirut.