Turkish 737 crash in AMS

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AMSTERDAM =96 A Turkish Airlines plane carrying 135 people slammed into =20=

a muddy field while attempting to land at Amsterdam's main airport in =20=

misty weather Wednesday. Nine people were killed and more than 50 were =20=

injured, many seriously, officials said.

The Boeing 737-800, en route from Istanbul to Amsterdam, broke into =20
three pieces when it hit the ground short of a runway at Schiphol =20
Airport at 1031 a.m. (0931 GMT, 0431 EST). The fuselage split in two, =20=

close to the cockpit, and the tail broke off. The crash site is about =20=

two miles (three kilometers) from the runway.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090225/ap_on_re_eu/eu_netherlands_plane_crash=


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Michael C. Berch
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