Cameroon state radio says a Kenya Airlines jetliner that went missing shortly after taking off from a Cameroon airport Saturday has crashed.
The report says the Boeing 737-800 jetliner went down near the town of Niete, in southern Cameroon. The plane was carrying 106 passengers and nine crew members.
There is no immediate word on any survivors.
Kenya Airways head Titus Naikuni says ground controllers received the last message from the plane shortly after taking off from Douala. The plane was bound for the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, after originating in Ivory Coast. The airline has set up a crisis center to monitor events.
Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters
