Plane crashes in Cuba killing more than XNUMX people

A passenger plane crashed in Cuba. On board was the 104 man reported with the BBC with reference to local media. More than a hundred people died.

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At the same time, there are survivors in the crash, writes RBC with reference to Associated Press. The agency refers to an unnamed military officer who told reporters that only three survivors who were in critical condition were in the crash.

Cuban daily newspaper reports survivors Granma. According to her, in the disaster also survived three, they were hospitalized in critical condition.

Aircraft Boeing 737 state cuban airline Cubana de Aviaciontaking off from Havana airport, fell shortly after takeoff. He was heading for the city of Holguin in the east of Cuba.

Eyewitnesses report that a large column of smoke is visible above the fall site.

The head of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Kanel, arrived at the crash site.

State media claim that, although the plane operated a domestic Cuban flight and was owned Cubana de Aviacion, in fact, it was leased to another company - a Mexican Damojh - and the entire crew of the aircraft consisted of foreigners.

The company Global Air Mexico, which owned the fallen liner, said that before the crash Boeing made a "strange maneuver," writes RBC. These data were confirmed by eyewitnesses in a conversation with the correspondent of the local newspaper Granma. According to locals, also ran into electrical wires.

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