Government-owned Herald news site reports that a light aircraft that crashed near Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, was loaded with diamonds which were being transported under heavy security.
Police report indicates that the plane which had five people aboard crashed on an open field on Monday afternoon after a suspected engine fault.
The diamonds were being transported by mining giant, Murowa Limited from a mine in the southern town of Zvishavane.
Murowa Limited is quoted as confirming the incident in a statement but it did not comment on the diamond consignment.
The diamonds on transit were secured at the crash site and later transported to Harare under security.