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A Pakistani plane carrying 48 people crashed Wednesday in the country's mountainous north and burst into flames killing everyone on board, authorities said, in one of the deadliest aviation accidents in the country's history. IMAGES
Karachi (Pakistan), May 22 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Rehan Kahn) A Pakistan International Airlines passenger flight with over 100 people on board crashed on Friday as it was about to land near a residential area close to the airport in the port city of Karachi, a civil aviation official said.There was no immediate word about any survivors from the crash, which took place near Karachi’s Model Colony area.FOOTAGE OF THE AREA WHERE THE PLANE CRASHED.
This is the terrifying moment when amateur video taken by smartphone captured a part of a jet engine ripping off during a commercial flight operated by Tez Jet out of Manas International Airport from Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek just one hour after takeoff with 96 people on board. The shocking footage, taken by a passenger, shows the moment that one of the four engines on the British Aerospace RJ-85 was knocked loose after blowout.
Seventy one people, including three foreign nationals and six crew members, were killed when Saratov Airlines flight 6W703 crashed shortly after take-off. The plane was flying to the city of Orsk when it vanished from radar screens shortly after it took off from Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport, before crashing some 50 miles south-east of the capital. According to the Russian Transport Ministry a special committee is investigating the cause of the deadly crash.
People hold banners and chant slogans as they take to Islamabad's streets to mark International Women's Day in Pakistan. Many of the demonstrators were also marching in support of Palestinians. IMAGES
Images show emergency workers and members of the public working through the rubble after a blast at a mosque inside a highly sensitive Pakistani police headquarters on Monday. The explosion killed 33 and wounded 150 more, with police officers counted among those dead. The incident has prompted the government to put the country on high alert. IMAGES
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