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  "id": 12226361,
  "title": "Military Aircraft Crash: Tinubu declares three-day mourning, says victims to be named",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/military-aircraft-crash-tinubu-declares-three-day-mourning-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T20:47:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
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    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/914783-military-aircraft-crash-tinubu-declares-three-day-mourning-says-victims-to-be-named.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "President Bola Tinubu has declared a three-day mourning period following a military aircraft crash in the Igbokoda area of Ondo State. The aircraft, an ATR-42 belonging to the Nigerian Air Force, was on a routine mission from Benin to Lagos with 25 passengers and seven crew members on board when it crashed on Monday morning, according to Punch.\n\nTinubu extended his condolences to the families of those involved, as well as the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke, and all officers, airmen, and airwomen of the NAF. He directed the NAF to immediately investigate the cause of the accident and ordered flags to be flown at half-mast throughout the country as a mark of respect to the officers, as reported by Premium Times.\n\nThe President expressed sadness over the crash and described it as a \"painful moment for our Armed Forces and for the entire nation.\" He commended the Nigerian Air Force for activating an immediate search and rescue operation following the accident and prayed for the repose of the souls of the victims. The Daily Post Nigeria reported that a total of 32 people were killed in the crash.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "This Day",
        "title": "Tinubu Orders Probe of Military Plane Crash, Mourns Victims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/tinubu-orders-probe-of-military-plane-crash-mourns-victims",
        "published": "2026-10-05T18:29:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Tinubu orders probe into NAF aircraft crash in Ondo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/tinubu-orders-probe-into-naf-aircraft-crash-in-ondo",
        "published": "2026-10-05T18:58:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Tinubu orders probe into Ondo military Air Force crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/tinubu-orders-probe-into-ondo-military-air-force-crash",
        "published": "2026-10-05T19:14:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Tinubu declares 3-Day mourning for victims of Ondo air crash",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/tinubu-declares-3-day-mourning-for-victims-of-ondo-air-crash",
        "published": "2026-10-05T21:49:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Military Aircraft Crash: Ondo governor orders emergency, logistics support",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/military-aircraft-crash-ondo-governor-orders-emergency-logistics",
        "published": "2026-10-05T22:11:18.000Z"
      }
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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."
}