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Cuba, May 19: A Boeing 737 is reported to have crashed in Cuba soon after it took off. The plane had 104 passengers on board when it crashed. The Cuban airplane crashed at the time of takeoff from Havana airport. The casualties are unknown as of now but it is confirmed that more than 100 people were on board when the crash took place.
A tweet sparked off the news about the plane crash.
Plane crash in Cuba, American flight crashed shortly after take off 😟 #cuba #planecrash pic.twitter.com/W4IuiIaF1K
— Matt Blakeley (@blakeley1990) May 18, 2018
It was then confirmed that a plane crash had taken place but the nature of the crash was still unknown.
Update: Information from airport staff initially was that the plane was an American plane, I have now been told it was a private plane/rental plane.
— Matt Blakeley (@blakeley1990) May 18, 2018
The Associated Press has said that the airport staff has been alerted about the crash of a jet/plane but real nature and scale of the crash is yet to be known. But a fresh footage by Paul P. Murphy of CNN shows a footage of smoke rising after the plane crash:
.@CNN has obtained video that appears to show smoke rising from the plane crash site, near José Martí International Airport in Havana Cuba. pic.twitter.com/oObs4WKvXU
— Paul P. Murphy (@murphy_paulp) May 18, 2018
A massive fireball was seen after the Cuba airliner had crashed immediately after takeoff at Havana's Jose Marti airport on Friday. Boeing 737 Cubana de Aviacion flight is reported to have crashed immediately after takeoff.
(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 19, 2018 12:28 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).
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