Egyptian Airliner Crashes
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From Reuters
CAIRO — An EgyptAir airliner crashed one mile from Cairo airport today on a domestic flight from the Mediterranean city of Alexandria. Police said most of the 21 passengers and five crew members were feared killed.
The Fokker-27 plane plunged to the ground in poor visibility as it came in to land. It was not known how many injured people had been taken to hospitals. First reports from the scene said at least eight survivors were pulled from the wreckage.
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