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Above 100 Killed In Cuba Plane Crash

Havana (May 19, 2018): More than 100 people have died after a Boeing 737 airliner crashed and exploded near Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuban state media says.

Three people have survived but are in a critical condition in hospital, local media reported. The plane came down shortly after take-off, crashing in a field. It was carrying 104 passengers and nine foreign crew.“There has been an unfortunate aviation accident. The news is not very promising, it seems that there is a high number of victims,” said Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel.The airliner had been leased by state airline Cubana de Aviacion from the Mexican company Damojh. It was an internal flight from the Cuban capital to the city of Holguin, in the east of the island.

The plane came down on the “highway” between Boyeros and Havana, near the airport.

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