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| Brazil presidential candidate Campos 'in plane crash' | |
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| A plane reportedly carrying the Brazilian presidential candidate Eduardo Campos has crashed in a residential area of the port city of Santos, in Brazil's Sao Paulo state. | |
| The plane was frequently used by Mr Campos who is running for president for the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB). | |
| Party members said he was on board at the time of the crash. | |
| Firefighters said there were 10 "victims" but did not clarify if the 10 were injured or dead. | Firefighters said there were 10 "victims" but did not clarify if the 10 were injured or dead. |
| A police spokeswoman told the AFP news agency that there were "fatalities but we still do not have a number confirmed". | A police spokeswoman told the AFP news agency that there were "fatalities but we still do not have a number confirmed". |
| Locals said the sky was cloudy and it was raining at the time of the crash. | Locals said the sky was cloudy and it was raining at the time of the crash. |
| Police and emergency workers are at the scene in Santos, which is located 70km (43 miles) south-east of Sao Paulo. | |
| The Cessna 560XL plane had taken off from Rio de Janeiro's domestic airport and was heading to the city of Guaruja, near Santos, the Brazilian Air Force said. | |
| According to Air Force officials, air traffic control lost contact with the plane after it could not land in Guaruja due to bad weather. |