Plane Crashes in India
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NEW DELHI — An Indian military transport plane crashed shortly after takeoff Tuesday near a village in Orissa state, killing all nine crew members and three people on the ground, All-India Radio said.
The Soviet-built plane burst into flames shortly after taking off from the eastern city of Cuttack, it said. Burning wreckage slammed into a village, killing three people and injuring 15. Several houses and shops were set ablaze.
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