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Pakistan airways flight crashes in residential area in Karachi; at least 40 dead

Pakistan airways flight crashes in residential area in Karachi; at least 40 dead

Security personnel search for victims in the wreckage of a Pakistan International Airlines aircraft after it crashed in a residential area in Karachi

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight from Lahore to Karachi crashed near Karachi airport in a residential area.

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Pakistan's aviation authority said that at least 98 people wereon board the flight including the crew.The passenger aircraft crashed in Karachi's suburb destroying several houses and damaging cars.

According to reports, at least 40dead bodies were taken out of the wreckage.

PIA plane crashes

Reports saidthe flight captain had informed about a "technical snag".All hospitals in the area have been pressed into service.

The Airbus A320 was en route to Karachi when the crash occurred.

Pakistan military has deployedits personnel for relief and rescue efforts.

The Army said helicopters were flown into the area for damage assessment and rescue efforts with urban search andrescue teams being sent to the site.

PIA plane crashes in Karachi

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