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Nigerian Airliner Crashes Into City of Kano


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5 May 2002 00:42 UTC
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Wing of a crashed EAS Airlines plane lies on the roof of a house in Kano, Nigeria
Rescue workers in the northern Nigerian city of Kano are expected to continue to search for victims Sunday who were killed in a plane crash.

 Witnesses say the plane, believed to be carrying at least 75 people, crashed into a densely populated neighborhood and burst into flames as it was attempting to take off Saturday from the Kano airport.

 Nigerian officials say the cause of the crash is not yet known. It is not known if there were any survivors.

 Rescue workers at the scene say at least 40 people were killed on the ground. Panicked residents have been scouring the neighborhood near the crash site, looking for relatives believed to be trapped in the debris of homes.
 
 

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Wreckage of the fuselage lies amidst remnants of destroyed houses 
Nigerian authorities say the British Aerospace 1-11-500 passenger jet was on a domestic flight that originated in Lagos with a stop in Jos. The jet was privately owned by Nigerian EAS Airlines, one of several air carriers serving the country's domestic routes.

 The Dutch-based Aviation Safety Network says the 1-11-500 aircraft has been involved 28 crashes since 1963.
 
 

Some information for this report provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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