ADC Flight 53, a Nigerian Boeing 737 airliner carrying more than 100 passengers, crashes near Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The Sultan of Sokoto Mohammadu Maccido, the sultan's son, Muhammed Maccido, a senator, and Abdulrahman Shehu Shagari, son of former Nigerian President Shehu Shagari, are on the list of passengers on board.
//cbs3.com/topstories/topstories_story_302082204.html (CBS),
//www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L29881419.htm (Reuters),
//news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-10/29/content_5264649.htm (Xinhua) There are six confirmed survivors.
//www.sabcnews.com/africa/west_africa/0,2172,137489,00.html (SABC),
//edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/10/29/nigeria.crash/ (CNN)