China Eastern Airlines aircraft with 133 on board 'crashes'
Hong Kong, March 21: A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 with 132 persons on board crashed in the hills of southern China on Monday, in what may be termed as the country’s worst air tragedy in more than a decade.
China’s President Xi Jinping immediately ordered “all-out rescue efforts” for survivors. Search teams were also dispatched to the crash site. There is no official confirmation no the casualties so far.
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It is learnt that China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 crashed near a village in Teng county, near city of Wuzhou in Guangxia, little over halfway through its journey to Guangzhou, China.
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