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| At least 28 dead in South Korea plane crash - reports | At least 28 dead in South Korea plane crash - reports |
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| An aircraft carrying 181 people has crashed at an airport in South Korea, killing at least 28 people, the Yonhap news agency reports. | An aircraft carrying 181 people has crashed at an airport in South Korea, killing at least 28 people, the Yonhap news agency reports. |
| The aircraft veered off a runway and crashed into a wall at Muan International Airport in the south west of the country, the South Korean news agency reports. | |
| The Jeju Air plane, which was carrying 175 passengers and six flight attendants, was reportedly flying back from Bangkok in Thailand and the accident took place while it was landing. | The Jeju Air plane, which was carrying 175 passengers and six flight attendants, was reportedly flying back from Bangkok in Thailand and the accident took place while it was landing. |
| Two people were found alive and rescue operations were still under way, a fire official told the Reuters news agency. | |
| Emergency services were attempting to rescue people in the tail section of the aircraft, an airport official said. | |
| The passengers on board included 173 South Koreans and two Thais, Yonhap reports. | |
| The cause of the crash is still not known, but local media is reporting that it may have been caused by birds getting caught in the plane's systems. | |
| Unverified footage uploaded to social media shows the aircraft skidding off the runway and crashing into a wall, before part of it bursts into flames. Other footage shows a large plume of black smoke rising into the sky. | |
| One flight attendant and one passenger have been rescued so far, South Korea's fire agency said in a statement, adding that 32 fire trucks had been deployed to the crash site. | |
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