The World : Zaire Holding 40 Cubans

Zaire is holding 40 Cuban soldiers whose Soviet-built aircraft made an emergency landing in Zaire, official sources said. The Soviet-built Antonov plane was carrying the Cubans, based in neighboring Angola to support the Marxist regime there, from Luena to Cabinda, a northwestern Angolan enclave close to the border with Zaire. The plane landed at Kiniangi, 180 miles southeast of Kinshasa, Zaire’s capital. Zairian authorities, trying to maintain improved relations with Angola, were reportedly investigating the incident before making a decision on releasing the soldiers.