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9 Dead in Amsterdam Jet Crash

Passenger jet from Istanbul broke into three parts

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 25, 2009 7:09 AM CST

(Newser) – At least nine people died and more than 50 were injured when a Turkish Airlines flight with 135 people on board crashed while attempting to land at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport today, reports the Guardian. The Boeing 737, believed to have been coming from Istanbul, split... Read full story »

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