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Video: Moment of Passenger Plane Crash with 133 People Onboard in China

Video: Moment of Passenger Plane Crash with 133 People Onboard in China

A China Eastern Airlines plane with 133 people on board crashed on Monday in southwest China, according to state television, which has not yet reported on the casualties. A video circulated on social media shows a massive fire and thick smoke coming from the aircraft, which is located among the mountains. CCTV reported that the Boeing 737 crashed near the city of Wuzhou in the Guangxi region, causing a forest fire, and noted that rescue teams have been dispatched to the site. According to local media, the flight "MU 5735" took off shortly after 1 PM local time (05:00 GMT) from the city of Kunming (southwest) bound for Guangzhou, approximately 1300 kilometers away.

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