A small plane carrying four officials working with US contracting firm Bancroft crash-landed at Adan Adde international airport in Mogadishu. All passengers  on board survived, and were evacuated after the incident in the Somali capital.

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The incident happened due to a mechanical hitch, and caused flight disruptions at the airport.

"Reports point to a failed landing gear," said a source of Xinhua News Agency, adding that the plane crashed while attempting to land.

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The plane, en route to Mogadishu from Entebbe in Uganda, was chartered by Bancroft, a security firm that assists the 22,000-strong AU peacekeeping force known as AMISOM.