Muan (South Korea), Dec 29, 2024 (AFP) - All but two feared dead after South Korea plane crashes with 181 aboard

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2024-12-29

A Jeju Air plane carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea crashed on arrival Sunday, smashing into a barrier and bursting into flames, leaving all but two feared dead. A bird strike and adverse weather conditions were cited by authorities as likely causes of the crash that flung passengers out of the plane and left it "almost completely destroyed", according to fire officials. Video showed the Jeju Air plane from Bangkok landing on its be......

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