President Orders Probe of Military Plane Crash
From Times Wire Reports
Chinese President Hu Jintao has ordered an investigation into the crash of a military transport plane in which all 40 people on board were killed, state media reported today.
The plane crashed about 120 miles west of Shanghai on Saturday, the Chinese air force said, according to the official New China News Agency.
Chinese media did not offer any details of the crash or the plane’s prior activities, apart from saying it was on a “mission.” Disclosure of military accidents in China is rare.
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