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Spain Crash Toll May Be 150

Witnesses say jet carrying 173 burst into flames just after Madrid takeoff

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 20, 2008 11:53 AM CDT

(Newser) – The death toll in today’s crash of a Spanair jet in Madrid is about 150, the Telegraph reports, with witnesses saying one of the aircraft’s engines exploded just after it took off, bound for the Canary Islands. Though the government is only confirming...   Read full story »

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