More than 100 killed in Havana plane crash
An investigation has been launched after a Boeing 737 crashed just after take-off from Havana Airport, killing more than 100 people.
Three women have been pulled alive from the wreckage but are reported to be in a critical condition.
The Cubana de Aviacion plane was carrying 105 passengers and six crew members.
The Boeing 737-201 crashed at 12:08 (16:08 GMT) on Friday, shortly after taking off from Jose Marti International Airport on an internal flight to Holguin on the east of the island.
According to reports, eyewitnesses saw the jet burst into flames before crashing into a field close to a wooded area near the airport.
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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