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'No people alive' after plane crash in Costa Rica | 'No people alive' after plane crash in Costa Rica |
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At least 12 people — most of them foreign tourists — died when a plane crashed in Costa Rica, according to government officials. | At least 12 people — most of them foreign tourists — died when a plane crashed in Costa Rica, according to government officials. |
Officials told the Associated Press that 10 US citizens and two crew members were killed in the crash, a cause for which was still not known. | |
“There are no people alive,” Security Minister Gustavo Mata told Reuters. | “There are no people alive,” Security Minister Gustavo Mata told Reuters. |
Photos and video released by Costa Rica’s Ministry of Foreign Security showed flames smouldering in a forest near blackened and twisted chunks of the aircraft. | Photos and video released by Costa Rica’s Ministry of Foreign Security showed flames smouldering in a forest near blackened and twisted chunks of the aircraft. |
The plane was operated by a private carrier called Nature Air. | The plane was operated by a private carrier called Nature Air. |
The crash occurred in Guanacaste, according to the ministry, an area in western Costa Rica that is known for its beaches and contains a national park. | The crash occurred in Guanacaste, according to the ministry, an area in western Costa Rica that is known for its beaches and contains a national park. |
Victims had not yet been identified, but former Costa Rican president Laura Chinchilla Miranda said on Twitter that her cousin was among the dead. | Victims had not yet been identified, but former Costa Rican president Laura Chinchilla Miranda said on Twitter that her cousin was among the dead. |
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