Plane with 181 on board crashes in South Korea, killing 29

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(UPDATE) SEOUL — A plane carrying 181 people crashed at Muan international airport in South Korea on Sunday, killing at least 29 people, authorities told Agence France-Presse.

SEOUL — A plane carrying 181 people crashed at Muan international airport in South Korea on Sunday, killing at least 29 people, authorities told Agence France-Presse.'We have so far confirmed 29 deaths from the crash,' Lee Hyeon-ji, a response team officer at the local fire department, told AFP.'But the tally could rise due to the critically injured,' she added.Rescue authorities were evacuating passengers from the rear section of the jet, Lee said.

The crash is believed to have been caused by 'contact with birds, resulting in malfunctioning landing gear' as the plane attempted to land at the airport in the country's southwest, Yonhap news agency reported.There were 175 passengers and 6 crew members on board, it added.A photo showed the tail section of the jet engulfed in flames on what appeared to be the side of the runway, with firefighters and emergency vehicles nearby.

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