| More than 150 dead in plane crash | ||||||
21-08-2008 HKT 02:15 |
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| A Spanish tourist jet careered off a Madrid airport runway and broke up in flames killing more than 150 people. The Spanair MD-82 made an emergency landing just after take off en route for Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. Spanish media said an engine caught fire as it took off. Helicopters dropped water to douse the flames from the jet and grassfires caused by the crash. The airport cancelled departures and restricted flights arriving. | ||||||
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