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Turkey plane crashes in Amsterdam | Turkey plane crashes in Amsterdam |
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A Turkish Airlines plane has crashed on landing at Amsterdam's Schiphol international airport. | |
The plane, with 135 passengers on board, crashed near the A9 motorway and suffered significant damage. | |
It was Flight 1951 and was a 737-800 aircraft, the airport said. | |
There were no confirmed reports of casualties. Reuters news agency, quoting Turkish media, said at least 50 people survived unhurt. | |
The BBC's Geraldine Cochlane in the Hague says Dutch television has been showing pictures of helicopters at the scene, with about 20 ambulances and fire engines. | |
Schiphol is the fifth-largest passenger airport in Europe. | |
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