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Boeing 737, With 107 Onboard, Crashes Shortly After Takeoff From Havana

Darpan News Desk IANS, 18 May, 2018 11:08 AM

    A Boeing 737 operated by state airline Cubana crashed on takeoff from Jose Marti International Airport in Havana on Friday with 107 people on board. There was no immediate word on casualties.

     

    The plane was headed to the eastern city of Holguin and crashed between the airport in southern Havana and the nearby town of Santiago de las Vegas, state television and websites said.

     

    The plane was a domestic flight going to Holguin, carrying 107 passengers, state-run TV said.

     

    Images on TV and social media showed a large plume of black smoke above the airport.

     

    Government officials including President Miguel Diaz-Canel rushed to the site, along with a large number of emergency medical workers and ambulances. Residents of the rural area said they had seen some survivors being taken away in ambulances.

     
     
     
     

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