KINSHASA (Reuters):

An Antonov plane carrying tin ore crashed and burst into flames shortly after take-off in eastern Congo yesterday, killing 13 people on-board, but a young man and a baby boy survived, officials and residents said.

The Russian pilot tried to return to Kongolo in Congo's mineral-rich Katanga province after developing engine problems, but the plane crashed short of the runway, Jean-Claude Kapange, the local head of the Interior Ministry's national information agency, told Reuters.

The pilot and two more Russian crew were among the dead, Kapange said.