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| Tourist plane crashes in Burma | Tourist plane crashes in Burma |
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| A flight packed with tourists crash-landed on a road in central Burma on Christmas Day, killing at least two people and injuring 11, officials said. | A flight packed with tourists crash-landed on a road in central Burma on Christmas Day, killing at least two people and injuring 11, officials said. |
| Four foreigners were among the injured on the Air Bagan flight. | Four foreigners were among the injured on the Air Bagan flight. |
| The information ministry initially identified those killed as three Burmese citizens: a tour guide and an 11-year-old child on board the plane, and a man riding a motorcycle on the road where the plane came down. A later report from the airline mentioned only two deaths. | The information ministry initially identified those killed as three Burmese citizens: a tour guide and an 11-year-old child on board the plane, and a man riding a motorcycle on the road where the plane came down. A later report from the airline mentioned only two deaths. |
| The flight was carrying 71 people, including 48 foreign passengers, from the city of Mandalay to Heho airport in Shan state, the gateway to a popular tourist destination, Inle Lake, Air Bagan said. | The flight was carrying 71 people, including 48 foreign passengers, from the city of Mandalay to Heho airport in Shan state, the gateway to a popular tourist destination, Inle Lake, Air Bagan said. |
| The airline identified the injured tourists as two Americans, a French national and a Taiwanese. It initially described the incident as an emergency landing and later said "the plane hit electrical cables about a mile from Heho airport as it descended and landed in rice fields". | The airline identified the injured tourists as two Americans, a French national and a Taiwanese. It initially described the incident as an emergency landing and later said "the plane hit electrical cables about a mile from Heho airport as it descended and landed in rice fields". |
| It said the plane burst into flames two minutes after the passengers were safely evacuated by the crew. | It said the plane burst into flames two minutes after the passengers were safely evacuated by the crew. |
| Authorities gave a different account, saying the pilot mistook the road for a runway due to bad weather. | Authorities gave a different account, saying the pilot mistook the road for a runway due to bad weather. |
| "While descending, the plane mistakenly landed … due to fog beside the runway," state television reported. | "While descending, the plane mistakenly landed … due to fog beside the runway," state television reported. |
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