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| Passenger airliner crashes in South Korea (VIDEO) | Passenger airliner crashes in South Korea (VIDEO) |
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| At least 28 people have been killed when a plane veered off a runway during landing, officials said | |
| A Boeing 737-800 carrying 181 people on board veered off the runway and crashed into a fence during landing in South Korea. At least 28 people have been killed, South Korean national broadcaster Yonhap reported, citing officials. | |
| The disaster occurred shortly after 9 am local time when a Jeju Air flight was landing at the Muan International Airport in the southwestern part of the country. The plane was returning to South Korea from Bangkok. | |
| A video posted to social media shows the large plane skidding off a runway and bursting into flames. | A video posted to social media shows the large plane skidding off a runway and bursting into flames. |
| The aircraft broke into pieces, with thick plumes of smoke rising from the crash site. The firefighters are working to extinguish the flames and rescue people from the tail section, Yonhap said. | |
| BREAKING: New video shows moment Boeing 737-800 plane carrying 181 people onboard crashes at Muan International Airport in South Korea. pic.twitter.com/konxWBpnWy | BREAKING: New video shows moment Boeing 737-800 plane carrying 181 people onboard crashes at Muan International Airport in South Korea. pic.twitter.com/konxWBpnWy |
| The plane had 175 passengers and six crew members on board. Of the passengers, 173 are South Korean nationals, and two are from Thailand. | |
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