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Cuba: Boeing 737 crashes with 104 people on board, casualties feared

Reuters
Delhi, IndiaUpdated: May 18, 2018, 11:38 PM IST
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Cuban state-run website Cubadebate reported that it was not yet known if there were any casualties

A Boeing 737 plane crashed on Friday shortly after taking off from Havana's main airport, Cuban state-run media reported, adding that it was not yet known if there were any casualties. However, CNN reports unknown number of casualties.

The plane was a domestic flight going to Holguin, carrying 104 passengers, state-run TV said.

"It crashed between the locality of Boyeros and the village of Santiago de La Vegas", state-run TV said in its midday news broadcast, referring to an area some 20 km south of Havana.

Images on TV and social media showed a large plume of black smoke above the airport. Ambulances and firefighters were rushing to the scene.

It was not immediately clear which carrier was operating the aircraft.