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General Category => World News => Topic started by: 240B on July 31, 2018, 10:01:37 pm
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Fox News
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An Aeromexico jet reportedly crashed after takeoff in the northern state of Durango, Mexico, on Tuesday.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/07/31/aeromexico-jet-crashes-after-takeoff-in-northern-mexico-reports-say-officials-say-accident-has-taken-place.html
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Mexico plane crash – ’80 injured after Aeromexico flight crashes five minutes after taking off from Guadalupe Victoria International Airport’
The twin-engine Aeromexico jet was carrying around 100 people when it went down in the city of Durango
"Officially there are no figures of injured or deceased."
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6910686/mexico-plane-crash-80-injured-after-aeromexico-flight-crashes-five-minutes-after-taking-off-from-guadalupe-victoria-international-airport/ (https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6910686/mexico-plane-crash-80-injured-after-aeromexico-flight-crashes-five-minutes-after-taking-off-from-guadalupe-victoria-international-airport/)
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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/aerom-xico-confirms-accident-amid-reports-plane-crash-durango-n896346 (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/aerom-xico-confirms-accident-amid-reports-plane-crash-durango-n896346)
No one was killed, the state's governor said.
The plane, which the airline said was an Embraer 190 aircraft flying from Durango to Mexico City, went down about 4 p.m. (5 p.m. ET) about 10 miles from the airport, also known as Durango International Airport, the Mexican Transportation Ministry said.
There were 97 passengers and four crew members on board, the ministry said. José R. Aispuro Torres, the governor of Durango state, said no one was killed.
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Fox News at the link above.
An Aeromexico jet crashed after takeoff in the northern state of Durango, Mexico, on Tuesday.
No one was killed in the accident, Gov. José R. Aispuro announced on Twitter. It was not immediately clear if anyone was injured.
The governor said emergency officials are heading to the scene.
The incident involved the Embraer 190 aircraft. Gerardo Ruiz Eparza, head of Mexico's Transport Department, said the airplane "fell upon takeoff," and noted there were 97 people on board.
Durango's civil defense agency said the accident occurred in a field near the Durango International Airport.
According to FlightAware, the Aeromexico flight took off on time at 3:08 p.m. local time. It was headed to Mexico City, where it was scheduled to land at 4:38 p.m.
Rescue workers and firefighters are seen at the site where an Aeromexico airliner has suffered an "accident" in a field near the airport of Durango, Mexico, Tuesday, July 31, 2018. (Civil Defense Office of Durango Photo via AP))
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So.....was the plane full of chickens and roosters , drugs or both?