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3 passengers critical after plane crashes in Havana

Havana [Cuba], May 19 (ANI): At least three passengers are in a critical condition after a plane they were on-board crashed in Cuba on Thursday.

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Havana [Cuba], May 19 (ANI): At least three passengers are in a critical condition after a plane they were on-board crashed in Cuba on Thursday.
As reported by the CNN, a Cubana Airlines flight, Boeing 737 Cubana de Aviacion crashed after taking off from Havana's Jose Marti airport in afternoon.
There were more than 100 people on board.
A team of firefighters and police have been deployed at the location.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has also reached the location of the incident.
The cause of the crash is yet to be ascertained. (ANI)

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