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Student pilot 'deliberately crashed plane' in Connecticut | |
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A Jordanian flight student is said to have deliberately crashed a small plane in the US state of Connecticut, killing himself and injuring his instructor. | A Jordanian flight student is said to have deliberately crashed a small plane in the US state of Connecticut, killing himself and injuring his instructor. |
A US official told the AP news agency it appeared to have been a suicide and not terrorism-related. | A US official told the AP news agency it appeared to have been a suicide and not terrorism-related. |
The US National Transportation Safety Board said the crash in East Hartford was "the result of an intentional act". | The US National Transportation Safety Board said the crash in East Hartford was "the result of an intentional act". |
Local media reported the two men on board had been fighting for control of the Piper PA-34 Seneca. | Local media reported the two men on board had been fighting for control of the Piper PA-34 Seneca. |
The Jordanian flight student has been identified as Feras Freitekh, 28. | The Jordanian flight student has been identified as Feras Freitekh, 28. |
US officials said he had been living in a Chicago suburb and was not known to the intelligence agencies. | US officials said he had been living in a Chicago suburb and was not known to the intelligence agencies. |
Instructor Arian Prevalla - who was badly burned but survived - is said to have told police there was an altercation in the cockpit during their training flight and he was unable to regain control from the student pilot. | Instructor Arian Prevalla - who was badly burned but survived - is said to have told police there was an altercation in the cockpit during their training flight and he was unable to regain control from the student pilot. |
He described Freitekh as disgruntled about learning to be a pilot, the official said. | He described Freitekh as disgruntled about learning to be a pilot, the official said. |
The twin-engine aircraft crashed onto a busy road near jet-engine maker Pratt & Whitney's headquarters. | The twin-engine aircraft crashed onto a busy road near jet-engine maker Pratt & Whitney's headquarters. |
No one else was injured but a woman driving with her three daughters narrowly avoided colliding with the plane, Reuters reported. | No one else was injured but a woman driving with her three daughters narrowly avoided colliding with the plane, Reuters reported. |
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