At least 27 people have died after a passenger plane crashed into houses in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

The victims included nine people from the same family who were in one of the houses hit.

The small aircraft went down shortly after taking off from the city's airport on Sunday morning.

The cause of the crash is still unclear.

Officials say the plane was carrying 17 passengers and two crew members.

[Source: BBC]