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25 Feb 2009 10:05

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U.S.: The Amsterdam crash, from a passenger’s POV

  • We suddenly descended a great distance as if the plane fell into turbulence. The plane’s tail hit the ground. It slid from the side of the motorway into the field.
  • Kerem Uzel • A passenger on the Turkish plane that crashed near Schiphol International Airport in Amsterdam. The crash was sudden and dramatic, but it could have been much worse. • source

25 Feb 2009 10:00

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World: Big plane crash in Amsterdam. Yikes.

  • 9+ people were killed when the plane hit a field (and broke into three pieces) near Schiphol Airport.
  • 50+ people were injured, 25 seriously. 127 passengers were on board the Turkish plane. source