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Plane with 104 passengers crashes in Havana

The plane came down shortly after take-off and exploded on the “highway” between Boyeros and Havana.

Plane with 104 passengers crashes in Havana

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A Boeing 737 plane, believed to be carrying 104 passengers, crashed on Friday shortly after taking off from Havana’s main airport, media reports said.

President Miguel Diaz-Canel said many are feared dead, according to Sky News.

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The plane came down shortly after take-off and exploded on the “highway” between Boyeros and Havana, near the Jose Marti International Airport here, Radio Habana Cuba tweeted.

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Fire crews and ambulances were at the scene, BBC reported.

The plane reportedly belongs to Cubana de Aviacion. The flight was headed to Guyana, an airport source told CNN.

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