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| Air India flight from Dubai crashes in India |
| 2010-05-22 |
| NEW DELHI - An Air India plane with around 160 passengers on board overshot a runway on landing in southern Indian city of Mangalore on Saturday and burst into flames, local television reported. “We fear there are casualties,' an airport official told the NDTV news channel. Television footage showed the plane, which was arriving from Dubai, apparently lying on its belly, with smoke billowing from the fuselage as rescue workers sought to douse the fire. Around ten people have been rescued and deaths are feared. Rescue operation hampered by the thick smoke. The plane is on fire and smoke was seen coming out of the airport. The flight reportedly has 156 passengers, 6 crew members. According to Airport official Peter Abraham, rescue work is on and high casualty rate is feared and further details awaited regarding the incident which occurred at around 6 30 am. |
| Posted by:Steve White |