Airports Congo

The death toll from a string of airport blasts rose to 101, the government said Sunday, as most rescuers ended the search for bodies in the wreckage of a hangar that collapsed in the explosions. Hospital authorities said 216 people were injured in the blasts Friday at the Ndjili international airport in Kinshasa, the capital. About 80 were in critical condition Sunday, government officials said.

The death toll from a string of airport blasts rose to 101, the government said Sunday, as most rescuers ended the search for bodies in the wreckage of a hangar that collapsed in the explosions. Hospital authorities said 216 people were injured in the blasts Friday at the Ndjili international airport in Kinshasa, the capital. About 80 were in critical condition Sunday, government officials said.

Explosions shook Kinshasa's airport Friday, setting fire to several buildings, killing an undetermined number of people and seriously injuring dozens more. State-run radio reported that a short circuit sparked a fire at an army munitions depot, triggering a series of explosions that shattered all the windows of the airport terminal. The fire spread to a fuel depot, causing further explosions and engulfing two military planes in flames, the radio said.

Explosions shook Kinshasa's airport Friday, setting fire to several buildings, killing an undetermined number of people and seriously injuring dozens more. State-run radio reported that a short circuit sparked a fire at an army munitions depot, triggering a series of explosions that shattered all the windows of the airport terminal. The fire spread to a fuel depot, causing further explosions and engulfing two military planes in flames, the radio said.