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Seven dead as Air Force plane crashes in Paraguay – Reports

By RT Staff Reporters · February 10, 2021 · 1 min read

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Seven people have been killed and one severely injured as a result of a plane crash in Paraguay, the ABC Color newspaper reported on Tuesday, February 9th, adding that the aircraft belonged to the country’s air force.

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According to the media outlet, the cause of the accident has not yet been determined. The crew did not report any technical issues to the traffic controllers during the flight.

The survivor, a 19-year-old boy who boarded the plane with the captain’s permission, has been taken to a hospital.

The incident reportedly took place a minute after loss of communication between air traffic controllers and flight crew.

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