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Japan: deadly collision at Haneda Airport

Steven Gislam
January 2, 2024

Five people have been confirmed dead following a runway collision between two planes at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. A passenger plane carrying hundreds of people struck a smaller coastguard plane while landing. Both of them caught fire.

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