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Turkey plane crash in Amsterdam | |
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A Turkish Airlines plane has crashed on landing at Amsterdam's Schiphol international airport, killing one person and injuring at least 20. | |
The plane, with 135 passengers on board, crashed short of the runway near the A9 motorway and suffered significant damage. | |
It was Flight 1951 from Istanbul and was a 737-800 aircraft. | It was Flight 1951 from Istanbul and was a 737-800 aircraft. |
Witnesses have spoken of seeing at least 20 people walking from the wreckage, with luggage scattered about. | |
Turkish media said at least 50 people had survived unhurt. | |
The BBC's Geraldine Coughlan in the Hague says Dutch television has been showing pictures of helicopters at the scene, with about 20 ambulances and fire engines. | The BBC's Geraldine Coughlan in the Hague says Dutch television has been showing pictures of helicopters at the scene, with about 20 ambulances and fire engines. |
Schiphol airport has six runways and one major passenger terminal. In 2007, it handled 47 million passengers, ranking fifth in Europe behind London, Paris, Frankfurt and Madrid. | |
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