At least four people were killed in a plane crash off Ivory Coast near Abidjan today, security sources said.
Six others were believed to have been injured in the crash of the Antonov aircraft which police said had 10 people on board.
French military sources said that French nationals were among the injured.
"The aircraft failed to land and crashed in the water... Firefighters and security forces are on the scene," said police commissioner Charlemagne Bleu.