24 killed in Venezuelan plane crash
Associated Press

CIUDAD BOLIVAR, JAN 27: A plane carrying tourists to the Caribbean island of Margarita crashed into a shantytown in central Venezuela shortly after takeoff, killing all 24 people aboard and injuring three people on the ground.

The passengers included three US citizens, five Dutch nationals, four Italians, two Hungarians, two Venezuelans, one Austrian and possibly three Canadians. All four Venezuelan crew members also perished, officials said. The ageing DC-3 propeller plane burst into flames upon impact on Thursday evening, setting fire to homes in the Abobo shanty town here.

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