The MD11 aircraft, en route on Sunday to Durban, South Africa, from Munich, Germany, was carrying a “diplomatic shipment†for the South African Reserve Bank, the company said. Officials quoted in Zimbabwe news accounts said the shipment was a large amount of South African currency.
Western Global Airlines, which specializes in cargo flights to Africa, said that the identity of the body had yet to be established but that there was “no indication that his presence is related to the company or this specific cargo shipment.â€