May 12, 2010 1:31 PM

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Libyan passenger plane crashes near Tripoli airport

A commercial passenger plane has crashed in Libya, killing all 105 people on board. Airport officials say, the Afriqiyah Airways flight from Johannesburg had been due to land at 09.30 am IST. The plane crashed close to the airport. The 94 passengers on board the Airbus 330 are believed to be of various nationalities, including British and South African. The 11 crew were all though to be Libyan nationals. The plane had been due to go on to Heathrow airport after stopping in Tripoli. There was no immediate indication of the cause of the crash.

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