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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Turkish Airlines plane crash

A Turkish Airlines plane crash-landed today on route into Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport. Airline officials have reported that of the passengers on board, suggested to be at least 135, one has been killed and at least 20 injured.
The Boeing 737-800, which left Istanbul at 7.55am local time, broke into 3 pieces when it landed in a field near the airport. Passengers were seen to be walking away from the wreckage and then sifting through the luggage that had been strewn around the area.

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