Boy survives as more than 100 killed in Libya plane crash
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
TRIPOLI — Agence France-Presse
A Libyan plane arriving from South Africa crashed on landing yere inmek at Tripoli airport, killing more than 100 people but an 8-year-old Dutch Hollandalı boy was a miracle mucize survivor, officials said.
Afriqiyah Airways listed 93 passengers yolcu and 11 crew mürettebat members on board the flight 8U771 from Johannesburg.
A Libyan security official earlier told AFP that all those on board had died but an airport official said in fact an 8-year-old boy from the Netherlands had survived and was rushed atılmak to hospital near Tripoli.
There was no immediate doğrudan indication bulgu of the cause of the crash, which occurred as the Afriqiyah Airways plane was landing after a flight from Johannesburg around 6 a.m. (04:00 GMT).
"It exploded patlatmak on landing and totally disintegrated paramparça olmak," the security official told AFP, speaking on condition of anonymity. The crew members were all Libyan nationals, the official added.
An AFP correspondent said the crash site had been sealed off tıkamak by security officials and ambulances and emergency vehicles araç were seen rushing between the airport and the capital, about 50 kilometers apart. The wreckage enkaz could be seen in the distance but no plumes of smoke were evident belirgin. Weather conditions durum were good at Tripoli on Wednesday morning, with only light clouds in the sky.
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