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Pakistani airliner crashes in Karachi

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A passenger plane with approximately 100 people on board crashed in a crowded neighborhood on the edge of the international airport near Pakistan’s port city of Karachi on Friday after experiencing what appeared to be engine failure during landing.

The civil aviation authority said the plane carried 91 passengers and seven crew members.

Pakistan had resumed domestic flights earlier this week ahead of the Eid-al Fitr holiday marking the end of the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan. Pakistan has been in a countrywide lockdown since mid-March to try to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

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