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  "id": 12161169,
  "title": "Military aircraft with 32 people on board crashes in southern Nigeria",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/military-aircraft-with-32-people-on-board-crashes-in-southern-nigeria",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T13:51:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
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    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/2026/10/05/military-aircraft-with-32-people-on-board-crashes-in-southern-nigeria"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A military aircraft crashed in southern Nigeria on Monday, carrying 32 people on board, prompting a rapid rescue effort, authorities reported. The aircraft, on a regular mission to Lagos, Nigeria's economic capital, plummeted in the Igbokoda region of Ondo state, according to a statement from Nigeria's Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo. The precise count of casualties or the extent of the aircraft's damage remains unknown.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Many Feared Dead as aircraft Crashes in Ondo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/many-feared-dead-as-aircraft-crashes-in-ondo",
        "published": "2026-10-05T12:59:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "UPDATED: Military aircraft crashed near Ondo naval base, 32 on board – Keyamo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/updated-military-aircraft-crashed-near-ondo-naval-base-32-on-board",
        "published": "2026-10-05T13:50:43.000Z"
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        "title": "Military aircraft with 32 people onboard crashes in southern Nigeria",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/military-aircraft-with-32-people-onboard-crashes-in-southern-nigeria",
        "published": "2026-10-05T14:05:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "This Day",
        "title": "Updated: Military Aircraft Crashes in Ondo, NAF Begins ‘Search and Rescue’ Operation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/updated-military-aircraft-crashes-in-ondo-naf-begins-search-and",
        "published": "2026-10-05T14:46:26.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}