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-- A jet crashed Sunday near Freeport, a city on the island of Grand
Bahama, killing all nine people on board, authorities said.
Bahamas Plane Crash Kills 9HJet crash in Bahamas kills 9; Myles Munroe reportedly among the dead
updated 7:53 AM EST, Mon November 10, 2014
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STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- NEW: The Global Leadership Forum in Freeport will continue despite the crash
- The cause of the crash is not clear
- The FAA says it will investigate
- Andrew Young Foundation: Myles and Ruth Munroe are among the victims
The flight originated
from Nassau, the capital, according to a statement from the Federal
Aviation Administration, which said it will investigate.
The cause of the crash was not immediately clear.
Inspector Terecita Pinder
of the Royal Bahamas Police Force confirmed that all those on board
died. Police have not released their identities.
According to Andrew Young, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Myles and Ruth Munroe were among the victims.
Myles Munroe is the senior pastor of Bahamas Faith Ministries International Fellowship, that group's website says. His wife, Ruth, serves as co-pastor.
"Ambassador Young
expresses his deep sadness over the tragic death of his friends Dr.
Myles and Mrs. Ruth Munroe. He offers condolences to the Munroe family
and the families of the other souls who lost their lives as a result of
this shocking plane crash," the Andrew Young Foundation said in a
statement.
Young is a scheduled speaker at a conference starting Monday in Freeport.
But the Global Leadership Forum will continue this week, according to Munroe's organization.
"On behalf of Myles
Munroe International and ITWLA. We would like to inform you that the
Global Leadership Forum will continue," Myles Munroe International posted on its Facebook page. "This is what Dr. Munroe would have wanted."
The ITWLA is International Third World Leaders Association, which was founded by Munroe.
CNN's Ric Ward contributed to this report.
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