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53 killed in Chinese plane crash

A Chinese rescuer searches the wreckage of a plane on a lake
A Chinese rescuer searches the wreckage of a plane on a lake at Baotou in the north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, some 600 km west of Beijing, on Sunday. — Reuters photo

Beijing, November 21
A China Eastern commuter plane crashed into a frozen lake seconds after takeoff in Inner Mongolia today, killing all 53 passengers and crew, state media said.

The Bombardier CRJ200, operated by two pilots, had taken off from Baotou, nearly 600 km west of Beijing, en route to Shanghai, Xinhua news agency and China Eastern Airlines Corp. Ltd. said.

“Witnesses said that the plane broke into flaming fragments, a house beside the park was damaged by the falling aircraft and several yachts nearby were scorched,” Xinhua said. — Reuters
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