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Reports: 56 Die in Nigerian Plane Crash
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By DANIEL BALINT-KURTI (Associated Press Writer)
From Associated Press
December 10, 2005 10:58 AM EST
LAGOS, Nigeria - A Nigerian passenger jet crashed in the southern city of Port Harcourt on Saturday, a civil aviation official said. At least 56 people were killed, reports said.
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LAGOS, Nigeria - A Nigerian passenger jet crashed Saturday in the southern city of Port Harcourt, an aviation official said. It was not immediately known how many people were on board, but media reports said many passengers were killed.
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